JAMMU: In view of the rising number of coronavirus positive cases in the country, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board ( SMVDSB ) on Tuesday appealed to pilgrims to postpone their visit to the holy cave shrine till normalization of the situation. Vaishno Devi shrine receives one of the highest number of devotees in north India every year.The shrine board has passed instructions that all faithful visiting the shrine will have to fill a self-reporting form available at registration counters, helipad terminal of the shrine and also at pilgrim accommodations around the place. Further, devotees will have to pass through mandatory thermal image scanning at Katra before proceeding further for the shrine.According to SMVDSB chief executive officer Ramesh Kumar , the shrine board has taken several other preventive measures as well for ensuring the safety of devotees, which include curtailing of ‘Atka Aarti’ slots, closing of Garbhjoon Cave at Adhkuwari , restricting pilgrimage in groups, etc.Earlier on March 15, SMVDSB had issued an advisory restricting non-resident Indians, foreigners and Indian citizens who had been abroad, from undertaking pilgrimage to the hill shrine till they complete their 28-day mandatory isolation period after arriving in India.