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🔵 Above solutions👆 to Amarnath Cave flashflood can also be used for other landslide prone areas and pilgrimages. ✅Such solutions can be used while writing answers to the Case Studies --GS-1V (disaster related )

🔴General:- ✅The use of new construction techniques, methods, materials and machineries could be resorted to ensure quick and safe construction. ✅The work could be done in phased manner to suit the budgets of the shrine Board. ✅ The work is challenging , but not impossible; particularly in view of the facts that our aim should be to contain the loss of men and property and the aftermath costs.

🔴LONG TERM MEASURES:- 👉 establishing cable cars, aerial Rope ways or tunnels, electric / solar power would be prime requirement, besides the standby sources. 👉Under ground cables , for longitivity and to avoid the severe winter vagaries. ⛰️⛰️Though Solar Power would be a big challenge , given the conditions of winter heavy snowfalls⛰️⛰️

🔴SHORT TERM MEASURES:- To overcome and avoid such disasters , the following short term measures by the Amarnath Shrine Board may be considered for implementation:- 👉 restriction of the camping facility near Holy Cave only for the few people like Pujaris, security personnel, Medical Staff, maintenance staff, Communication Room, NDRF/SDRF Staff, Water Supply and Electricity Staff and one Emergency Helipad etc 👉 regulate the flow of yatris in such a way that no yatri is compelled to stay within the gorge area from Sant Singh Pari to Holy Cave, which is landslide prone area 👉the widening of track between Panjtarni and Holy Cave, on the right bank of Amaravati is exigent. 👉 the two way track for Ponies and Yatris (Up and Down), which is achievable within affordable budget and time, needs to be thought of. 👉The geological challenge can not be overemphasized;maintenance challenges need to studied, diagnosed and treated for perennial solutions

✅ IIT, Soil Conservation Experts, hydrological experts, transport engineers, structural engineers, economists, metreologists and geological survey of India need to be utilized for finding ways👆👆 

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