Amarnath yatra resumes after day-long suspension due to landslides
Amarnath yatra on Monday resumed from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes after remaining suspended for a day due to landslides and bad weather.
By PTI | Updated:
SRINAGAR: Amarnath yatra today resumed from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes after remaining suspended for a day due to landslides and inclement weather, officials said.
"Both Baltal and Pahalgam routes have been re-opened for the pilgrims following improvement in weather conditions and clearance of the track," an official of the yatra control room said.
A massive landslide had blocked the track between Railpathri and Baltal on the shorter 13-km route, preferred by large number of pilgrims compared to the traditional 46-km Pahalgam route.
So far, 91,504 pilgrims have visited the 3,880 metre high cave shrine to pay obeisance to the naturally formed ice lingam, considered to be the edifice of lord Shiva.
The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board ( SASB) has decided not to allow any unregistered pilgrims from today due to unprecedented rush.
"Both Baltal and Pahalgam routes have been re-opened for the pilgrims following improvement in weather conditions and clearance of the track," an official of the yatra control room said.
A massive landslide had blocked the track between Railpathri and Baltal on the shorter 13-km route, preferred by large number of pilgrims compared to the traditional 46-km Pahalgam route.
So far, 91,504 pilgrims have visited the 3,880 metre high cave shrine to pay obeisance to the naturally formed ice lingam, considered to be the edifice of lord Shiva.
The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board ( SASB) has decided not to allow any unregistered pilgrims from today due to unprecedented rush.
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