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Jammu, Oct 13 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated multi-crore hi-tech multipurpose video walls installed at prominent locations en route the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills of Reasi district, officials said.These video walls were installed at a cost of Rs 5.13 crore, with assistance from the Ministry of Culture.Sinha also visited the shrine on the auspicious occasion of Durga Ashtami and paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum.
He prayed for peace, harmony and prosperity in the Union territory.He observed that the installation of hi-tech multipurpose video walls at various locations on the track will enable dissemination of real-time information to visiting pilgrims with regard to the yatra, and also add to the aesthetics of various locations on the track.He said the live telecast will be the main attraction to the pilgrims.
It will also showcase the awareness about various initiatives commenced by the shrine board for the facilitation of the pilgrims, they said.
The project, to be accomplished in two phases, includes installation of six large outdoor video walls at prominent locations on the track in the first phase, which was inaugurated on Wednesday, and 20 indoor LED screens at major establishments of the shrine board during the second phase, they said.
The locations where the video walls will be displayed include Darshani Deodi Banganga, new Darshani Deodi Tarakote Marg, Langer Point at Tarakote Marg, Adhkuwari complex, Bhairon ji platform, and Sanjichhat platform.
This project will primarily facilitate the pilgrims by way of live Atka arti, Mata Ki Kahani (stage play), and live darshans on their way to the bhawan.