Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union Minister for Food processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal will flag off the specially chartered train from Raman Mandi to Sri Nanded Sahib on January 4.
Giving this information, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, R Venkatratnam on Sunday convened a meeting at Raman Mandi railway station for taking a stock of the final arrangements. The Deputy CM will also flag off four buses from Bagla Dharamshala, Sri Hanuman Mandir, Post Office Bazar Bathinda for Salasar Dham R Venkatratnam said that the Punjab Government has started Mukh Mantri Tirath Darshan Yatra Yojana under which special train will take pilgrims from Raman
Mandi to Sri Nanded Sahib and on the same day four buses will be flagged off carrying 200 pilgrims to Salasar Dham.
He said that the train bound for Sri Nanded Sahib will have 15 coaches. For the ease of pilgrims, help desks and welcome desks will be set up that will provide all kind of possible help to the pilgrims.
The Principal Secretary added that the railways will felicitate pilgrims with siropas each. Beside this, proper arrangements have been made to provide langar and food packets to the pilgrims. The railways will give three meals a day to all the passengers aboard.
MlA Talwandi Sabo, Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu said that the SDM office Talwandi Sabo has issued berth number of train and medical fitness certificate to each pilgrim.
The pilgrims were also appealed to bring the slip carrying berth number and medical fitness certificate, one passport size photo, any original identity proof issued by government, bedding and clothes. No arms are allowed aboard the train.
Sidhu said that the pilgrims will be ferried from their villages to Raman Mandi railway station on special buses.
These buses will start from the villages at 6 am on Jan 4. The pilgrims will reach Raman Mandi railway station at 7:30 am and by 8 am they will be made to board respective allotted berths and seats. Train will leave for Nanded Sahib by8:30 am.
Similarly, four buses carrying pilgrims for Salasar Dham will be flagged off from Sri Hanuman Mandir, Post Office Bazar. 200 pilgrims will travel free of cost in these buses.