ITANAGAR, Sep 10: Governor B.D. Mishra, is on a three-day tour to the ‘Aspirational District’, Namsai. Accoompanied by the First Lady Neelam Mishra, the Governor, who arrived here today, was briefed by the Namsai Deputy Commissioner Tapasya Raghav and Superintendent of Police Singhjatla Singpho and Bijoy Talukdar, Additional Deputy Commission regarding the ‘Aspirational’ context of the district as also the projects under ‘Aspirational District’ programme, which he will be visiting on Tuesday.

The Governor also met the head priests of Parasuram Kund, Wakro, Lohit district, Hari Charan Das and  Om Prakash Giri, at Namsai and shared his proposal for a holistic development of the Kund complex. He said that it must be developedt in such a manner that it continues to promote spiritualism and age-old values.

The need of the hour is that the aged pilgrims and not so tough women and men can also perform their ‘pooja’ with convenience and safety so that they can carry back good experience from the pilgrimage, the Governor emphasized.

Citing stampedes in places of pilgrimage, the Governor suggested for appropriate provision of the holy water in well-approachable Kunds and also with special care for the exclusiveness for women pilgrims. He wanted the Parshuram Kund complex to be developed to facilitate 356 days pilgrimage with good approach roads, hospital facilities, living amenities and neat and hygienic public conveniences.

The Governor stressed that the plan will include socio-economic development of the local communities as well.

Earlier, at Laipuli Army Brigade Headquarters, Tinsukia, the General Officer Commanding, 2 Mountain Division, Dinjan, Major General Gajinder Singh called on the Governor during his brief halt to meet the Jawans.