Team Blitz India
JAMMU: Inspired by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is funding the construction of National Disaster Mitigation Centre and Yatri Niwas in Sidhra, Jammu.
Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, and Jammu & Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha laid the centre’s foundation stone.
Every year, lakhs of tourists visit Srinagar and Amarnath. The large footfalls have been causing logistical challenge for a long time, especially for needy tourists and pilgrims. This ONGC-funded Yatri Niwas will solve the logistical challenge to a large extent, by providing accommodation for 30,000 tourists in a year.
The ONGC Disaster Management Centre will play a pivotal role in providing essential amenities such as lodging, sanitation, and safe drinking water. It will serve as a central hub for distributing vital information and delivering relief measures during emergencies.
Additionally, it will contribute to traffic management and ensure a seamless tourist / pilgrimage experience. Moreover, the local population, including unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers, artisans, craftsmen, daily wage labourers, street vendors, and weavers, will also experience the positive impact of increased footfalls resulting from these ONGC-created facilities.
The construction of the National Disaster Mitigation Center and Yatri Niwas will take place on a 1.84-acre (8378 square meter) plot, with an approximate built-up area of 1.875 acres (8500 square meters)
