Final Destination & Last Rites: Haridwar

FINAL DESTINATION & LAST RITES: HARIDWAR

Haridwar is frequented by a large number of serving personnel and veterans every year for performing last rites of their near and dear ones.

The local army formation at Raiwala, located approx 15 km from Haridwar has institutionalised the mechanism to facilitate smooth conduct of ceremonies associated with the last rites. A ‘Surya Defence Guidance Cell’ (SDGC) has been established at Haridwar to provide all the required assistance to the bereaved families in terms of suitable pandit, accommodation, transportation and any other guidance required by them.

FENCE GUIDANCESURYA CELL (SDGC) DEFENCE GUIDANCE CELL (SDGC)

What is SDGC?

 As part of welfare activity, a liaison cell on non-profit basis has been established at Raiwala to coordinate all aspects for smooth conduct of ceremonies associated with the last rites by the service personnel and veterans on request at Haridwar.

Functions of SDGC

 To act as a facilitator providing all relevant information associated with performing the last rites to include details of ghats, facilities available, pundits, hotels/ dharamsala, taxi fares etc.

 To be an effective interface between the defence personnel seeking the services and the numerous civilian agencies providing the services. It will tie up with the service providers for subsidised services, where possible.

Facilities Provided  A helpdesk has been set up under the aegis of the local fmn at Raiwala.

 All queries with regard to Air/Rail/Road travel to Haridwar, stay, local transport, availability of pundits, conduct of rites and fees would be answered and guidance provided accordingly.

 Liaison on request would be provided right from reception to departure of families.

 Tie up with clan based pandits to perform last rites at short notice.

 Accommodation can be arranged at the existing dharmshalas / hotels at Haridwaror at the guest rooms at Raiwala as per requirement and availability on cash payment.

Fees and Expenditure

 Rough estimate of expenditure inclusive of stay, local transport and fees for pandits is around Rs 2500/-. Further variations and breakdown of this amount is available with the helpdesk.

 An advance amt of Rs 500/- is required to be deposited in PNB Raiwala Account No 6187000100001150 as non-refundable security for a sponsored conduct, which will be adjusted against the payment.

Contact

 Helpdesk Phones:- (a) 0135-2484040 (Civil) (b) 0135-2484234 (Civil) (c) 09557591912 (Mob)

TRANSPORT

AIR RAIL BUS TAXI/CAB OUTSATION TAXI

Means of Reaching Haridwar. Haridwar is reachable by road, train and air from all parts of the country. The details are given below under the heads of Air/Rail/Road travel.

AIR TRAVEL

1. Air. Jolly Grant airport is located between Haridwar and Dehradun and is 36 km from Haridwar, the details of the flights are as under :-

(a) New Delhi To Dehradun

Timing S No Flight No Name of Flight Departure Arrival (i) 2841 Jet Airways 0610hr 0710hr (ii) 9645 Air India 0830hr 0930hr (iii) 2829 Jet Airways 0910hr 1015hr (iv) 964 Jet Airways 1105hr 1205hr (v) 124 Spice Jet 1140hr 1230hr (vi) 2827 Jet Airways 1205hr 0110hr (vii) 645 Air India 1250hr 1350hr (viii) 966 Indigo 1300hr 1350hr (ix) 2807 Jet Airways 1425hr 1530hr (x) 327 Spice Jet 1445hr 1545hr (xi) 702 Jet Airways 1600hr 1700hr (xii) 246 Indigo 1625hr 1725hr (xiii) 2825 Jet Airways 1645hr 1800hr (xiv) 609 Air India 1705hr 1805hr (xv) 9609 Air India 1725hr 1830hr

(b)Dehradun To New Delhi

Timings S No Flight No Name of Flight Departure Arrival (i) 2832 Jet Airways 0735hr 0840hr (ii) 9646 Air India 1030hr 1140hr (iii) 2837 Jet Airways 1040hr 1140hr (iv) 701 Jet Airways 1145hr 1245hr (v) 679 Indgo 1235hr 1330hr (vi) 103 Spice Jet 1300hr 1350hr (vii) 2787 Jet Airways 1340hr 1440hr (viii) 646 Air India 1420hr 1520hr (ix) 755 Indigo 1425hr 1530hr (x) 2882 Jet Airways 1600hr 1700hr (xi) 328 Spice Jet 1615hr 1715hr (xii) 963 Indigo 1805hr 1910hr (xiii) 2826 Jet Airways 1825hr 1950hr (xiv) 9610 Air India 1900hr 2000hr

RAIL TRAVEL

2. Rail. Haridwar is connected by broad gauge rail line to Delhi, Dehradun and Lucknow. Details of all the trains that halt at Haridwar and the time table is given below :-

(a) Delhi To Haridwar Ser Train Name Departure From Arrival At Remarks No No From Time (Haridwar)

(i) 14041 MusooriExp Delhi 2210hr 0552hr Daily (ii) 12017 SatabdiExp New Delhi 0650hr 1125hr -do- (iii) 12055 JansatabdiExp New Delhi 1520hr 1930hr -do- (iv) 18477 UtkalExp Nizamudin 1440hr 2030hr -do- (v) 19019 Dehradun BandraExp Nizamudin 0545hr 1520hr -do- (vi) 19105 Ahmedabad Exp Delhi 0555hr 1230hr -do- (vii) 12205 AC Exp New Delhi 2335hr 0355hr -do- (viii) 12687 Chennai Exp Nizamudin 2110hr 0320hr Thu 14309 UjjaniExp Indore Exp Nizamudin 1130hr 1647hr Wed, Thu, (ix) 14317 Sat, Sun (x) 12287 KochveliExp Nizamudin 1100hr 1600hr Wed (xi) 19565 UtaranchalExp New Delhi 1130hr 1647hr Fri 5

(xii) 12171 LTT HaridwarExp Nizamudin 0710hr 1300hr Fri, Mon (b)Lucknow To Haridwar (i) 13009 Doon Exp Lucknow 1830hr 0435hr Daily (ii) 14265 Janta Exp Lucknow 1645hr 0350hr -do- 12369 Kumbh Exp Upasana Lucknow 0730hr 1557hr -do- (iii) 12327 Exp 15005 Gorkhpur Exp Lucknow 0300hr 1150hr Tue, Thu, Sat (iv) 15001 Muzaffarpur Exp 14115 Allahabad Exp Lucknow 0500hr 1430hr Wed, Fri, (v) Mon

(i) 14042 MusooriExp 2310hr Delhi 0835hr Daily

(ii) 12018 ShatabdiExp 1813hr New Delhi 2245hr -do-

(iii) 12056 JanshatabdiExp 0622hr New Delhi 1115hr -do-

(iv) 18478 KalingutkalExp 0600hr H Nizamudin 1140hr -do-

(v) 19020 Dehradun BandraExp 1255hr H Nizamudin 2115hr -do-

(vi) 19106 Ahmedabad Exp 1525hr Delhi 2320hr -do-

(vii) 12206 AC Exp 0055hr New Delhi 0520hr -do-

(viii) 12688 Chennai Exp 0845hr H Nizamudin 1425hr Mon 14310 UjjaniExp Indore Exp 0743hr H Nizamudin 1315hr Tue, Wed, (ix) 14318 Fri, Sat (x) 12288 KochveliExp 0743hr H Nizamudin 1315hr Mon

(xi) 19566 UtaranchalExp 0743hr New Delhi 1310hr Sun 12172 LTT HaridwarExp HW 1840hr H Nizamudin 2330hr Tue, Wed, (xii) 12912 BL Sup Exp Fri (d)Haridwar toLucknow

(i) 13010 Doon Exp 2215hrs Lucknow 0815hr Daily

(ii) 14266 JantaExp 2035hrs Lucknow 0735hr -do- 12369 KumbhExpUpasanaE 1205hrs Lucknow 2045hr -do- (iii) 12328 xp 15006 GorkhpurExpMuzaffe 1652hrs Lucknow 0210hr Tue, Thu, (iv) 15002 rpurExp Sat 14115 Allahabad Exp 1420hrs Lucknow 0125hr Mon, Wed, (v) Fri 6

BUS TRAVEL

3. Road. There are private as well as government bus stands at Haridwar and the buses are available from and to all parts of North India. The timing of AC Volvo buses between Haridwar and Delhi along with the taxi fares from Haridwar to various locations are given below.

DETAILS OF BUS SERVICE

S Type of Bus Departure Arrival Charges No Time Time (a) Haridwar to Delhi

(i) AC Volvo 0700hr 0030hr ₹764 per head

(ii) AC Volvo 1100hr 1630hr ₹764 per head

(iii) AC Volvo 1300hr 1800hr ₹764 per head

(iv) AC Volvo 1730hr 2300hr ₹764 per head

(v) AC Volvo 2300hr 0400hr ₹764 per head

(vi) AC Volvo 2345hr 0530hr ₹764 per head (b)Delhi to Haridwar

(i) AC Volvo * 0900hr 1430hr ₹764 per head

(ii) AC Volvo * 1100hr 1630hr ₹764 per head

(iii) AC Volvo * 1315hr 1900hr ₹764 per head

(iv) AC Volvo * 1530hr 2200hr ₹764 per head

(v) AC Volvo * 2200hr 0400hr ₹764 per head

(vi) AC Volvo * 2330hr 0500hr ₹764 per head * From AnandVihar Bus Standand

TAXI/CAB SERVICE

TAXI / CAB RATES

(c) Haridwar Rly/Bus Stand To Har-Ki-Pauri and other Ghats S No Name of Veh A/C Non Distance(km/hr) A/C (i) Indica (four seater) ₹1000 ₹900 40 / 4 hr (ii) Indigo (four seater) ₹1200 ₹1100 40 / 4 hr (iii) Innova (four seater) ₹2000 ₹1800 40 / 4 hr (iv) Xylo (Seven to eight seater) ₹1800 ₹1600 40 / 4 hr (v) Tavera/Scorpio/Sumo/Tata Grande/ ₹1600 ₹1500 40 4 hr Sumo (Seven to eight seater) (d) Raiwala To Haridwar Pickup/Drop Name of Veh A/C Non Distance(km/hr) A/C (i) Indica (four seater) ₹1000 ₹900 60 / 6 hr (ii) Indigo(four seater) ₹1200 ₹1100 60 / 6 hr (iii) Innova (four seater) ₹2000 ₹1800 60 / 6 hr (iv) Xylo (Seven to eight seater) ₹1800 ₹1600 60 / 6 hr (v) Tavera/Scorpio/ Tata Grande/Sumo ₹1600 ₹1500 60 / 6 hr (Seven to eight Seater) (e) Jollygrant Airport To Haridwar Pickup/Drop Name of Veh A/C Non Distance(km/r) A/C (i) Indica (four seater) ₹ 1700 ₹ 1500 80 / 8 hr (ii) Indigo(four seater) ₹ 1800 ₹ 1700 80 / 8 hr (iii) Innova(four seater) ₹ 2300 ₹ 2200 80 / 8 hr (iv) Xylo (Seven to eight seater) ₹ 2200 ₹ 2100 80 / 8 hr (v) Tavera/Scorpio (Seven to eight seater) ₹ 2200 ₹ 2100 80 / 8 hr (vi) Tata Grande/Sumo ₹ 2000 ₹ 1900 80 / 8 hr (Seven to eight seater)

* Note : The above mentioned rates are subject to change without prior intimation by the taxi owner.

8 (f) Raiwala To Delhi Pickup/Drop S No Name of veh A/c Non a/c Km run/hr (i) Indica (four seater) ₹ 3800 ₹ 3500 500 / 12 hr (ii) Indigo (four seater) ₹ 4000 ₹ 3800 500 / 12 hr (iii) Innova (four seater) ₹ 5500 ₹ 5200 500 / 12 hr (iv) Xylo (Seven to eight seater) ₹ 5500 ₹ 5200 500 / 12 hr (v) Tavera/Scorpio (Seven to eight seater) ₹ 5000 ₹ 4800 500 / 12 hr (vi) Tata Grande/Sumo(Seven to eight seater) ₹ 5000 ₹ 4500 500 / 12 hr * Note : The above mentioned rates are subject to change without prior intimation by the taxi owner. OUTSTATION TAXI/CAB

(g) PREPAID TAXI SERVICE RATES OF HARIDWAR TAXI DRIVER& OWNER ASSOCIATIONHARIDWAR (PHONE NO 01334-227338 & 01334-221017) (i) Ambala ₹4000 (xxiii) Ghaziabad ₹ 3500 (xxxxv) Muradabad ₹ 3500 (ii) Almorah ₹6500 (xxiv) Gurgaon ₹ 5000 (xxxxvi) Muzaffar ₹ 3000 Nagar (iii) Amritsar ₹6500 (xxv) Gurdaspur ₹ 7500 (xxxxvii) Meerut ₹ 3500 (iv) Aligarh ₹5000 (xxvi) Haldwani ₹ 4500 (xxxxviii) Mathura ₹ 5500 (v) Agra ₹6500 (xxvii) Hissar ₹ 5500 (xxxxix) Manali ₹ 9000 (vi) Bareilly ₹ 5000 (xxviii) Hastinapur ₹ 3000 (l) Neel Kanth ₹ 2500 (vii) Bijnor ₹ 3500 (xxix) Harsil ₹ 5500 (li) Najibabad ₹ 2000 (viii) Banbasa ₹ 6000 (xxx) Joshimath ₹ 6000 (lii) Nainital ₹ 6000 (ix) BulandShehar ₹ 5500 (xxxi) Jollygrant ₹ 1500 (liii) Naugaun ₹ 4000 (x) Bhatinda ₹ 6500 (xxxii) Jallandhar ₹ 7000 (liv) Pithoragarh ₹ 10500 (xi) Chandigarh ₹ 4500 (xxxiii) Jammu ₹ 10500 (lv) Panipat ₹ 6000 (xii) Dehradun ₹ 1800 (xxxiv) Jaipur ₹ 13500 (lvi) Patiala ₹ 6500 (xiii) Devprayag ₹ 3500 (xxxv) Karan ₹ 4000 (lvii) Pathankot ₹ 9500 Prayag (xiv) Delhi-Border ₹ 3500 (xxxvi) Kotdwar ₹ 3000 (lviii) Pant Nagar ₹ 4500 (xv) Delhi- ₹ 4500 (xxxvii) Kanpur ₹ 9500 (lix) Rishikesh ₹ 1500 Nijamuddin (xvi) Delhi-Airport ₹ 4800 (xxxviii) Kurukshetra ₹ 6500 (lx) RudraPrayag ₹ 3500 (xvii) Dharmshala ₹ 8500 (xxxix) Karnal ₹ 6000 (lxi) Ranikhet ₹ 7000 (xviii) Doiwala ₹ 1200 (xxxx) LaxmanJhula ₹ 1200 (lxii) Roorkee ₹ 1800 (xix) Dakpatthar ₹ 2000 (xxxxi) Lucknow ₹ 9500 (lxiii) Rohtak ₹ 5800 (xx) Faridabad ₹ 5500 (xxxxii) Ludhiana ₹ 9500 (lxiv) Saharanpur ₹ 2500 (xxi) Faizabad ₹ 9000 (xxxxiii) Laksar ₹ 1800 (lxv) Sonipat ₹ 6000 (xxii) Gochar ₹ 4000 (xxxxiv) Mussorie ₹ 2800

* Note : The above mentioned rates are subject to change without prior intimation by the taxi owner.

ACCOMODATION

4. Accommodation and Messing. Adequate accommodation in terms of dharamshalas and hotels exists in Haridwar, near the Ganges. A tie up with such accommodation exists with the helpdesk which can cater for the requirements of those desirous, within the religious framework of a person having completed submersion of ashes before checking in. Accommodation for Officers and JCOs/OR is also available at Raiwala which is about 15 km from Haridwar. The same can be requested and provided depending on availability and first come first serve basis.

LIST OF HOTELS & DHARMASHALAS

SNo Name Contact No (a) Hari Heritage 01334-262648,9368866011 (b) Hotel Ganga Heritage 01334-225252,225253 (c) Hotel Krishna Heritage 9690021181,01334-310519 (d) Purohit Lodge 01334-226850,9897890997 (e) Hotel B.L.T International 7579074666 (f) Hotel Osho UTSAV 01334-220456,9411165875 (g) Hotel Ganga Darshan 01334-224076,8392909305 (h) Hotel Suryodaya 01334-226604,8392909301 (j) Hotel Haven’s & Tour & Travels 8006867077,7060770642 (k) Hotel SitaNiwas 98154-83755,2543092 (l) Alka Hotel 01334-227244,228244 (m) Hotel Gyan 9837757272 (n) Hotel Santosh Regency 01334-22737,9368550267 (o) Hotel Teerth 01334-225211,8791422471 (p) Hotel Oasis 8979028092,9012719659 (q) Hotel Paradise 8979865921 (r) Shiv Sadan Ashram 7417366997 (s) Hotel Gyan Ganga Heritage 9410149181,9997384184 (t) Hotel Drive Inn 9557233668 (u) Mohyal Ashram 9219443813,9219441137

CONDUCT

5.Conduct of Complete Trip. In case a person seeks assistance of SDGC in terms of conduct of entire trip as per procedure, the same can be organised by having a tie up with various civil agencies to include pandits, hotels / dharamshala owners, taxi owners. The same will include the following:-

(a) Facilitate reception at the Airport / Railway Station / Bus Stand or at pre- designated place (in case the person is coming by own / hired transport) by the transport agency earmarked. 10

(b) Arranging civil hired taxi for local transport.

(d) Organising pinddaan ceremony at Har Ki Pauri by tieing up with clan pandit.

(e) Messing / meals at suitable local restaurant.

(f) Accommodation in dharamshalas / economy or luxury hotels at Haridwar or Army guestrooms at Raiwala.

(g) Assistance regarding religious tourism in and around Haridwar in case asked for.

6. The conduct of trip will generally involve an estimated expenditure of Rs 2,500/- approximately. The breakdown of same is as under.

(a) CHT - Rs 800/- per day.

(b) Hiring of pandit for Asthivisarjan including Samagri - Rs 650/-.

(d) Accommodation plus messing - Rs 600/- per day.

(e) The total expenditure will be - Rs 2,700/- approximately (excluding Dakshina).

Note : Final bill will be prepared on completion of sought activities.

7. The following helpdesk numbers are the means to contact the SDGC:-

(a) 0135-2484040 (Civil) (b) 0135-2484234 (Civil) (c) 9557591912 (Mob).

PAYMENT

8. Those desirous of utilizing the facilities of SDGC for the sponsored conduct of the trip, are required to send in a confirmation amount of Rs 500/- (Rupees five hundred only) in advance. The amount should be transferred into the PNB Raiwala Account No 6187000100001150as non-refundable security for a sponsored conduct.