The shrine had converted Aashirwad Bhawan in Katra into a quarantine centre
within the month of March amid the coronavirus pandemic.Epitomising communal
harmony, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine has been providing sehri and iftari
to around 500 Muslims quarantined at Aashirwad Bhawan in Katra during the holy
month of Ramadan.
Chief military officer of the board Ramesh Kumar said, “In the month of
Ramazan, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has been working overnight to
supply sehri and iftari to our Muslim brethren within the morning and therefore
the evening.”
The migrant labourers have come to Jammu and Kashmir from different parts
of the country in special Shramik trains and buses to Udhampur town, which is
centrally located. Katra is around 40km faraway from Udhampur.
The shrine board has spent around Rs 80 lakh on providing food to the needy
since March 20 in various quarantine centres at Katra . they need spent around
Rs 1.5 crore in aiding the Covid-19 response.
All facilities of the shrine board in Katra are well maintained and
pilgrims from across the country prefer them over hotels for his or her
cleanliness, hygienic food, comfortable bedding and hospitable staff, a pilgrim
observed.
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