kathua the lakhanpur corridor touchdown point for amarnath yatris entering jammu kashmir via road has been turned into a major facilitation centre by district administration kathua where as many as 31 lodgement centres have been made operational which are equipped with all facilities required for a pleasant stay of pilgrimsthe gateway of jammu kashmir has been revamped into a multifacility centre for smooth transit of amarnath yatris for their next phase of journey towards jammu base campthe reception centre has been set up for providing point to point information to the yatris who can also have food drinking water and resting facilities besides availing toilet facilities at lakhanpur corridora data centre has been established for proper record of the yatris who are already registered and need to undergo mandatory ekyc for issuance of rfid tagsan arcade of stalls of government departments depicting local art and craft of jammu kashmir besides exhibits of ayush horticulture agriculture nrlm shgs have also been displayed for salefood stalls of different types are also established where devotees can get a taste of local delicaciesdigital screens installed by the tourism department are catching the attention of visitors where the complete tourism profile of jammu and kashmir is being portrayed also a cultural stall by the information department is witnessing huge participation of enthusiastic devotees who are enjoying the popular devotional numbers a 247 information help desk has also been set up to provide proper yatra related information to the visitors a dedicated health centre also has been established at lakhanpur equipped with emergency medical services along with covid testing facilities to meet up any contingencieson the occasion dc kathua rahul pandey said that lakhanpur is all set to host the yatris coming from different parts of the country the devotees can avail amenities besides rfid tagging facility established at lakhanpur for the facilitation of pre registered yatris he informedthe dc said that the district administration has also made a contingency plan to accommodate yatris in wake of an emergency he said as many as 31 lodgement centres have been made operational which are equipped with all facilities required for a pleasant stay of yatrisdc kathua also said that the district administration along with police paramilitary other security forces have made sufficient security arrangements to ensure smooth conduct of the yatra