Visit Sindhu River In Leh, Get Rs 20,000

The Yogi Adityanath government has decided to give an Rs 20,000-dole to Sindhis to undertake a pilgrimage to the Indus river, which the community considers sacred, in Leh, saying the situation in Jammu and Kashmir post-reorganisation has changed and become more conducive to tourism. The state government’s religious affairs department (dharmarth Karya) on Wednesday issued a direction to district magistrates, asking them to convey the message to the Sindhi Academy and its representatives and claim Rs 20,000 after completion of the trip to Leh. Though the yatra is usually undertaken during Guru Purnima amid the celebration of the Sindhu Darshan festival in June, the UP government’s direction to all DMs stated such trips be taken by the community throughout the year, who can claim the money after the trip.

This pilgrimage is largely represented by the Sindhi community in UP who visit Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh regions. This pilgrimage needs to be promoted as the situation in J&K and Ladakh has changed now. This will help generate employment for locals in that region and Sindhu darshan will be able to play a bigger role than just tourism, the government note said. UP religious affairs minister Neelkanth Tiwari said this move can be seen as a boost to Centre’s efforts to unify Ind