Amarnath Yatra Suspended On Both Routes After Heavy Rains; Details Inside

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has suspended the Amarnath Yatra on equally Pahalgam and Baltal routes after heavy rains lashed the south Kashmir hills on Sunday. Officers on Sunday announced that the Yatra has been suspended on the Baltal route following heavy rains, pending repairs work.

With this, the Amarnath Yatra stands suspended on equally routes after Pahalgam route grew to become closed for repairs work on Wednesday.

In a assertion, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, V Ok Bhiduri instructed heavy rains lashed equally Pahalgam and Baltal routes of the Amarnath Yatra on Sunday, consequently of which the Amarnath Yatra has been suspended till repairs and work is entire.

“As a consequence of the heavy rains, urgent repair and repairs work is required to be undertaken on the Baltal axis of the Amarnath Yatra. Inner the video activity of the safeguard of the yatris,” Bhiduri instructed.

no yatra will likely be allowed day after not too lengthy ago from the Baltal route additionally,” the Div Com instructed, adding that to boot updates will likely be issued inside of the due direction of time.

The annual fifty two-day lengthy Amarnath Yatra kicked off June 29 from the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal and should conclude on August 19.

Over 5.10 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at the Three,880-metre-extreme cave shrine discovered inside of the south Kashmir Himalayas to this problem this year.

Formerly inside of the day, every assorted batch of pilgrims left for the Amarnath Yatra from Pantha Chowk base camp in Srinagar town, amid tight security in view of Independence Day.

(With PTI inputs)