President Chamber of Commerce & Industry calls on LG Sinha

Srinagar, July 02: Arun Gupta, President Chamber of Commerce & Industry along with the Office bearers   Anil Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Rajeev Gupta, Jr. Vice President, Manish Gupta, Secretary General,. Rajesh Gupta, Secretary and Rajesh Gupta Treasurer on Wednesday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to discuss various issues related to Amarnath yatra.According to a statement issued here, it was informed that the number of Amarnath Yatris is increasing day by day and the administration is taking every possible step to ensure a safe and peaceful Amarnath Yatra.Gupta said that there is a need to increase the token counters for facilitating the Amarnath yatris. Besides,   there is urgent need to enhance the security arrangements as this year’s Amarnath Yatra marks the first major religious event in J&K since the devastating Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent operation Sindoor.Arun Gupta urged to take up the issue relating to extension of Industrial Package of Rs. 28400 crores with the Union Government so that the Industrial Units who have applied well within time can get the benefit of this industrial package.He further called for the need to start a new train between Jammu-Haridwar and vice versa on a daily basis with the Union Railway Ministry. He pointed out that the present regular train between Jammu and Haridwar has been started some 23 years ago and since then no other train has been added on this route and the number of passengers is increasing day by day as the people are frequently visiting Haridwar to perform religious rituals including  Asthi Visarjan of their dear ones.During the meeting LG Manoj Sinha assured to resolve the issues discussed at the earliest.