[Srinagar]Rains Delay Commencement of Holi Cave”Amaranth” Yatra
Heavy rainfall today delayed commencement of annual Amaranth Yatra to the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from Pahalgam and Baltal base camps.
“The yatra has not commenced yet from either Baltal or Pahalgam base camps due to rain,” a spokesman of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said.
Amid tight security, the first batch of nearly 3,000 Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu reached the twin base camps at Baltal and Pahalgam in Kashmir last evening.
Of this group of pilgrims,
1,904 have opted for traditional Pahalgam route while
1,091 choose the Baltal route to reach the Himalayan cave shrine in south Kashmir.
The batch comprises of 2,334 men, 520 women, 21 children and 120 Sadhus,
Security forces has dotted the 400-km road length from Jammu to Baltal and Pahalgam.
The government is for the first time using radio frequency (RF) tags to track Amarnath-bound vehicles
CRPF has introduced motorcycle squads with cameras and various life-saving equipment.
Around 40,000 security personnel from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, paramilitary, National Disaster Response Force and the Army, have been deployed for this year’s pilgrimage.
A total of 2.60 lakh pilgrims offered prayers at the shrine last year.
SASB has decided to allow 7, 500 pilgrims on each route daily.
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Rains Delay Commencement of Holi Cave”Amaranth” Yatra
Registration for Arduous Amarnath Yatra Crosses 1 Lakh Mark
[Jammu,J&K] Registration for Amarnath Yatra Crosses 1 Lakh Mark.32 states 432 Bank/Branches
Over one lakh pilgrims from across the country have till now registered for this year’s Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir Himalayas beginning from July 2.”Advance registration has crossed the one lakh mark.
This registration is being done through the 432 bank branches of Punjab National Bank, J&K Bank and YES Bank which are spread over 32 States and UTs”, CEO Amarnathji Shrine Board, P K Tripathi said here.
The 48-day pilgrimage will commence from July 2 and conclude on August 18, the day of Raksha Bandhan,
7,500 pilgrims per day are permitted to undertake the yatra along the two routes, via Baltal and Pahalgam.
The CEO also stressed on the need to obtain compulsory health certificate (CHC) from authorized government doctors or designated medical institutes in the states.
Considering the arduous nature of the yatra and the difficult terrain and climatic conditions, the CEO has urged the intending pilgrims to strictly follow the health advisory available on the website before embarking on the yatra.
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