Says SFs succeeded in breaking backbone of terror eco-system; invites saints, devotees of Kashi for Amarnath Yatra
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VARANASI: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that said that under the leadership of Prime Minister and Home Minister, “we have approved investment proposals of Rs 52,088 crore in just one year from March 2021 to April 15, 2022, despite Covid pandemic, creating immense employment opportunities for our youths.
Sinha launches night parking facility at Jammu & Srinagar Airports
Jammu/ Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday launched the Night Parking Facility at Jammu and Srinagar Airports which will ensure late night and early morning take-offs from the airports.
Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor said that the significant initiative will ease Air travelling for all with multiplier effect on the hospitality industry.
“I congratulate the Airport authorities, officials and the people of J&K for the operationalisation of new Night Parking facilities of Go First aircraft at Jammu & Srinagar airports. The new beginning reflects our commitment to strengthen connectivity and fulfill the mobility needs of people”, observed the Lt Governor.
It will greatly ease the travelling for those who are looking for single day travel, he added.
While highlighting the transformation taking place in J&K under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Lt Governor said, “we are moving ahead to fulfill Prime Minister’s vision of making J&K a vibrant industrial and tourism hub by developing infrastructure, strengthening enabling environment and ensuring better connectivity.”
Elaborating on the achievements made in terms of Aircraft and passenger movement to J&K, the Lt Governor said that despite the Covid pandemic, new records have been achieved at Jammu and Srinagar airports.
Record 2460 aircraft operations were recorded at Srinagar Airport in October 2021. Moreover, in February 2021, roughly 2.54 lakh passengers traveled by 1597 flights at Srinagar Airport, while in February 2022 this figure had reached 1917 flights and 2.60 lakh passengers. In March 2021, 1030 flights operated at Jammu airport and more than one lakh passengers traveled, while in March 2022 a record 1346 flights operated at Jammu airport and roughly 1.55 lakh passengers traveled, he added.
Ranjan Prakash Thakur, Principal Secretary, Industries & Civil Aviation; Kaushik Khona, CEO, Go First Airlines; Kuldeep Singh, Airport Director, Srinagar; Sanjeev Kumar Garg, Airport Director, Jammu, besides officials of Jammu and Srinagar airports, members of the Go First team were present on the occasion, in person and through virtual mode.
“Our security forces have succeeded in breaking the backbone of the eco-system of terrorism and a record number of tourists from across the country are coming to J&K”, Sinha said while launching a book titled ‘Vastu Botanics’, authored by Dr. Kunwar Sawhney, founder of Kashi Academy for Holistic Innovation, at the Malaviya Mulya Anushilan Kendra, BHU, Varanasi, adding that in the last six months, 80 lakh tourists and pilgrims visited the UT, which in itself is a testimony of changing Jammu Kashmir.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor also highlighted the immense transformation that Jammu Kashmir is undergoing after August 2019.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in August 2019, unchained Jammu and Kashmir from the shackles of regressive laws that deliberately kept it away from the development. The speed with which J&K has progressed in the last one and a half years is unprecedented and unmatched, he added.
The Lt Governor underscored how for decades together, Valmiki, Gorkha, West Pakistani Refugees and tribal communities had been facing discrimination. However, today, under the guidance of Prime Minister, J&K is touching new heights of equitable development and growth.
Exuding confidence in the ongoing system of proactive, development oriented governance, the Lt Governor asserted that Aatm Nirbhar Jammu Kashmir would contribute to the progress of the country. It will compete with the developed States/UTs and J&K’s development model would be replicated in other regions of the country, he added.
Along with economic development, we are also committed to the cultural development of Jammu and Kashmir. I would urge the learned people present here to work to further deepen the cultural, spiritual ties between Kashi and Jammu & Kashmir. I am sure that Kashi Academy will take this work forward with its study, research and fieldwork, the Lt Governor said.
“There is a deep connection between Kashi, the age-old city of spirituality and knowledge, the city of Baba Bholenath and the Sharda Peeth of Goddess Saraswati. Both, Kashi and Jammu Kashmir have also been the Land of spiritual salvation for Adi Shankaracharya, the great proponent of the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta, the Lt Governor added.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor also extended invitation to the Sant Samaj, Seers and devotees for the upcoming Shri Amarnathji Yatra starting from June 30th. He also assured full cooperation of the UT administration to the scholars who want to contribute through research on Shri Amarnathji pilgrimage.
Referring to the book, the Lt Governor observed that it will act as a guide and the combined scientific research of astrology, vastu and flora will be immensely helpful in holistic living.
The Lt Governor congratulated Dr Sawhney and the Kashi Academy for the launch of the book, and said that the effort gives a vital message to the world on the significance of Vastu and plants in our lives.
Sudhir Mishra, President, Kashi Academy for Holistic Innovation; Himanshu Rai, Convener, Kashi Academy for Holistic Innovation besides large number of people were present on the occasion.