Srinagar: : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole on Thursday said
that in view of respite in Covid-19 situation, Government of Saudi
Arabia has allotted a Haj quota of around 6000, of which at least 5400
will be from Kashmir and remaining will be from Jammu and Ladakh
regions.
Pole said that all arrangements have been put in place for the Haj
pilgrimage this year.
He added that all pilgrims would require a 72-hour RTPCR test report
before departure and they would also require to come to at least 4.5
hours before scheduled time of the flight in order to go smoothly
through various processes.
“The process of flight operations for Haj 2022 will start from June 05
and there would be around 2 to 3 flights a day which will continue
for 15 days. And after the completion of pilgrimage, the return flight
schedule will come into effect,” Pole added.
He said that Haj pilgrims coming from Jammu and Ladakh have to arrive
three days before and necessary arrangements for food and
accommodations have been made for them at Haj house.
In a response to a question over security arrangements of Amarnath
Yatra, he said that arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra are being
looked into by the administration, Police, CAPF and army for the last
30 years.
“The security arrangements are not only been taken care of for
Amarnath Yatra but for Haj 2022 pilgrimage as well,” he said. (KNS)
