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6,365 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath yatra
JAMMU [Maha Media]: A fresh batch of over 6,000 pilgrims of the Shri Amarnath Yatra, chanting ‘Bam Bam Bhole’, set out for the holy cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas from the Yatri Niwas base camp today at Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu.
“A fresh batch of 6,365 pilgrims left this morning for the Shri Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir from the Jammu base camp amid tight security arrangements,” officials said.
Of them, 2,851 pilgrims were headed for Pahalgam and 3,514 for Baltal, travelling in a convoy of 211 vehicles, including both Light and Heavy Motor Vehicles.
The 38-day annual pilgrimage began simultaneously from both routes following the flag-off of the first batch by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on July 2. The yatra is scheduled to conclude on August 9.
So far, more than 2 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the shrine.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor had on June 17 passed orders to declare the twin routes for the Amarnath Yatra as “no-flying zones” between July 1 and August 10.
An official spokesperson said the J&K Home Department, on the orders of the L-G, issued “strict security directives regarding aerial activity during the upcoming Amarnath Yatra”.
Officials said the measure was taken “to ensure strengthened security during the yatra”. Any kind of aviation platforms and devices, including UAVs, drones, and balloons, would be prohibited on both the Pahalgam axis (in south Kashmir) and Baltal axis (in central Kashmir).
