Day 3: MEA breifing & Bhajan Sandhya in eve
WE reached MEA by 1000 hrs AM. More briefings took place and the same information that WE had been hearing for the last 2 days was repeated again and again.
After the briefing at the MEA, WE got our passports back. Here WE had to submit the rest of the money to KMVN for the trip on the India side. KMVN charges a total of Rs30,000/- for the trip. As Rs5000/- was already sent as non-refundable advance the rest of the money had to be given here by cash or DD.
Other things that were to be given to KMVN officials are:-
1. A duly signed and attested indemnity bond on Rs10/- non-judicial paper
2. Helicopter evacuation undertaking in case of emergency
3. Consent forms
4. email id's of relatives (KMVN from this year has started sending daily updates to relatives, which is an extremely good thing)
Later those yatris who did not arrange for foreign exchange were taken to a bank from where they could purchase dollars, which are to be given to the Chinese officials at Tibet side. Apart from other expenditure like pony and porter while parikrama, phone calls and shopping a sum of USD$ 901/- is required to be given to the Chinese officials for the yatra.
A function was organised by the Delhi Govt at the Gujrati Samaj in the evening. After bhajans and felicitations some free stuff was distributed. That contained
1. A big rucksack
2. a torch with 2 batteries
3. Reebok track suit
4. Ducbac rain coat and pant
5. Some havan samigri
6. A white cap like cricketers wear
7. waist pouch
( Do check the quantity as sometimes track suit upper was there but no lower & sometimes few other things were missing ), Though WE use to give these things as in charity to the porters & pony men there.
Mostly yatries packed the rucksack and take it to Dharchula and leave it there in the cloak room. Gujrati samaj also has cloak room facility but at a charge.
The rest of the evening was spent packing bags, making them rain proof and tiring them up properly. The packing material and nylon rope with walking sticks was given to yatries as complimentary by another NGO.
Pic: Briefing at the MEA
Bhajan and felicitations organised by the Govt Of Delhi
Dinner at the Function
The real journey starts tomorrow ..........
VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND THEIR ROLE DURING YATRA
The Liaison Officer (LO)
The MEA appoints a LO for each batch who is at the rank of an under secretary or above with the Govt Of India. The LO is the executive head and the leader of the group and is responsible for maintaining discipline and orderly conduct. He is the sole spokesman of the group and is responsible for liaising with Indian and Chinese authorities and his decision in all matters is final.
Food Committee
This committee is responsible for deciding menu’s on the Tibet side of the journey. Since WE have to buy and cook Our Own food During Kailash and Mansarovar Parikrama, the members of this committee buy collective ration and hire cooks on Tibet side for the whole group. The collective ration bought during India goes as common luggage.
Luggage committee
They are responsible for the luggage of the whole group. Each yatri is allowed to take 20kgs of luggage. 5kg per yatri is allocated for the collective food stuff that is transported to China. The main luggage of a yatri after Dharchula is transported by ponies and this is when the luggage restriction comes in place. So the luggage committee every day has to count the number of bags received from the yatris and given to the luggage contractor so at the need of the day we receive the same number of bags from the contractor.
Finance committee
Finance committee is responsible for collecting and controlling funds that are required for the whole group. Like money for common food, money for hiring cooks, money for collective tips, money for donations at various temples etc etc. Each member had given Rs2000/- To 3000/- towards common fund for the whole trip.
WE reached MEA by 1000 hrs AM. More briefings took place and the same information that WE had been hearing for the last 2 days was repeated again and again.
After the briefing at the MEA, WE got our passports back. Here WE had to submit the rest of the money to KMVN for the trip on the India side. KMVN charges a total of Rs30,000/- for the trip. As Rs5000/- was already sent as non-refundable advance the rest of the money had to be given here by cash or DD.
Other things that were to be given to KMVN officials are:-
1. A duly signed and attested indemnity bond on Rs10/- non-judicial paper
2. Helicopter evacuation undertaking in case of emergency
3. Consent forms
4. email id's of relatives (KMVN from this year has started sending daily updates to relatives, which is an extremely good thing)
Later those yatris who did not arrange for foreign exchange were taken to a bank from where they could purchase dollars, which are to be given to the Chinese officials at Tibet side. Apart from other expenditure like pony and porter while parikrama, phone calls and shopping a sum of USD$ 901/- is required to be given to the Chinese officials for the yatra.
A function was organised by the Delhi Govt at the Gujrati Samaj in the evening. After bhajans and felicitations some free stuff was distributed. That contained
1. A big rucksack
2. a torch with 2 batteries
3. Reebok track suit
4. Ducbac rain coat and pant
5. Some havan samigri
6. A white cap like cricketers wear
7. waist pouch
( Do check the quantity as sometimes track suit upper was there but no lower & sometimes few other things were missing ), Though WE use to give these things as in charity to the porters & pony men there.
Mostly yatries packed the rucksack and take it to Dharchula and leave it there in the cloak room. Gujrati samaj also has cloak room facility but at a charge.
The rest of the evening was spent packing bags, making them rain proof and tiring them up properly. The packing material and nylon rope with walking sticks was given to yatries as complimentary by another NGO.
Pic: Briefing at the MEA
Bhajan and felicitations organised by the Govt Of Delhi
Dinner at the Function
The real journey starts tomorrow ..........
VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND THEIR ROLE DURING YATRA
The Liaison Officer (LO)
The MEA appoints a LO for each batch who is at the rank of an under secretary or above with the Govt Of India. The LO is the executive head and the leader of the group and is responsible for maintaining discipline and orderly conduct. He is the sole spokesman of the group and is responsible for liaising with Indian and Chinese authorities and his decision in all matters is final.
Food Committee
This committee is responsible for deciding menu’s on the Tibet side of the journey. Since WE have to buy and cook Our Own food During Kailash and Mansarovar Parikrama, the members of this committee buy collective ration and hire cooks on Tibet side for the whole group. The collective ration bought during India goes as common luggage.
Luggage committee
They are responsible for the luggage of the whole group. Each yatri is allowed to take 20kgs of luggage. 5kg per yatri is allocated for the collective food stuff that is transported to China. The main luggage of a yatri after Dharchula is transported by ponies and this is when the luggage restriction comes in place. So the luggage committee every day has to count the number of bags received from the yatris and given to the luggage contractor so at the need of the day we receive the same number of bags from the contractor.
Finance committee
Finance committee is responsible for collecting and controlling funds that are required for the whole group. Like money for common food, money for hiring cooks, money for collective tips, money for donations at various temples etc etc. Each member had given Rs2000/- To 3000/- towards common fund for the whole trip.
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