STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: President J&K Dharmarth Trust, Ajay Gandotra, on Saturday met Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg and Director Tourism, Jammu, Vivekanand Rai and held threadbare discussions on initiatives to enhance facilities for the devotees visiting temples and shrines in Jammu especially Shri Raghunathji Temple.
During the meeting, Ajay Gandotra appealed to the Deputy Commissioner Jammu for installation of High Mast Lights, solar lights and improving potable water supply in the Raghunath Temple.
The statement added that the Deputy Commissioner directed JAKEDA officer Deepak Sharma to expedite the process for installing solar lights inside and in vicinity of Raghunath temple.
“The DC Jammu also directed the officials of Jal Shakti Department to improve water supply in the temple and also explore the possibility of a bore well to have 24×7 supply of water.
Responding to the demands, the Deputy Commissioner assured wholehearted support of the administration as he gave few directions then and there to carry out works as demanded by Ajay Gandotra.
Later, Ajay Gandotra met Director Tourism Jammu and urged to install multi-colour lights and LED screen on the occasion of Shri Krishna Janmashtami so that rituals performed inside the temples can also be seen by the passersby and the traders of the Bazaars located outside the temple”, the statement said adding that President also appealed to the Director Tourism to handover the accommodations at Vasukinath and Gupt Ganga Temples in Bhaderwah to the Dharmarth Trust after their completion for the welfare of visiting devotees.
Besides, Gandotra also appealed to the Director Tourism to install speakers at the poles of Raghunath Bazaar for Aarti and Bhajans so that the entire area resonates with religious hymns and send people to trance.
The Director Tourism assured full support to the Trust’s President for the aforesaid issues raised by him.
Meanwhile, Mayor Jammu Chander Mohan Gupta visited Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar and Kheer Bhawani Temple in Ganderbal and paid obeisance. He prayed for the peace and progress of the UT of J&K in general and Jammu in Particular. President Ajay Gandotra arranged a Special Pooja for him in the Kheer Bhawani Temple.