SHMTY to be brought on pilgrim tourism map in J-K: Kitchloo

The Jammu and Kashmir government will make all efforts to bring the Hudh Mata Trisandhya Yatra (SHMTY), the third most revered shrine in Kishtwar district, on the map of pilgrim tourism, a state minister said today.
"All possible means would be put in place to tap the pilgrim tourism potential of Shri Hudh Mata Trisandhya Yatra," Minister of State for Tourism, Sajad Ahmed Kitchloo told reporters here.
It is the third important revered shrine in Kishtwar district after Chandi Mata Shrine in Machail (Paddar) and Sarthal Devi (Kali Mata) Shrine in Sarthal, he said.
"The shrine would be brought on the tourism map of the state and the country," Kitchloo said, adding for the purpose an integrated pilgrim tourism development plan will be formulated shortly, envisaging both short term and long term measures.

The minister was chairing a joint meeting of tourism department functionaries and the representatives of Shri Hudh Mata Trisandhya Yatra Management Committee to review arrangements for the week-long Yatra commencing from July 12.
Kitchloo asked the Commissioner/Secretary Tourism, Atul Dulloo to send a team of experts to assess the requirements to facilitate the devotees and showcase the place as a pilgrim tourist destination.