Jammu, Aug. 21 -- In response to the tragic cloudburst that struck Choshoti village in the Kishtwar district on August 14, claiming several lives and leaving many pilgrims still unaccounted for, authorities are seriously considering making Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) cards mandatory for all pilgrims undertaking the annual Machail Mata Yatra from next year onwards.
Apart from RFID, authorities are also thinking of making registration mandatory for all pilgrims.
The natural disaster, which occurred during the peak of the yatra season, exposed critical gaps in tracking and managing pilgrim movement across the rugged terrain of the remote Paddar valley. As rescue operations continue and officials struggle to ascertain the exact numb...