Taking a lesson from the worst-ever stampede on the first day of the new year, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine takes many preventive steps to avoid the reoccurrence of such tragedies.
PIL was filed in the High Court to make the report of the inquiry committee public. A three-member inquiry committee was constituted after the incident.
The sale of helicopter tickets for pilgrims travelling from Katra to Sanjichhat and back is the sole prerogative of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and the SMVDSB has not authorized any agent, agency, or person to use the Shrine Board s name to sell or undertake online bookings for any services.