Mobile app ‘Parkash Utsav 550’ launched to facilitate pilgrims

Jalandhar | Wednesday | 16th October, 2019

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Will provide info about traffic routes, accommodation and medical facilitiesTribune News ServiceJalandhar, October 15In a major step towards facilitating pilgrims at Sultanpur Lodhi during the 550th Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Dev, the district administration has launched a feature-enriched ‘Parkash Utsav 550’ mobile app today. The app was also stated to work offline, as the one-time download of the data on the app would be permanent which won’t require internet connectivity, after its download. Besides, panic alert management (in case of any emergency) and all kind of helplines and ATM points are also mentioned in the app. “Auto generation of I cards for officials will also be done by the app, having QR code, photo and registered mobile number. Besides, ADC Rahul Chabha said communication companies would install over 20 high-frequency towers to provide mobile signal and Internet data to cater lakhs of pilgrims against the already existing mobile signal and data for only 16,000 residents of the city..