Via PTI
JAMMU: Amid tight safety, the 14th batch of 6,400 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on Wednesday right here left for dual base camps of the three,880-meter-high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officers stated.
The yatra, which was once suspended from Jammu because of unhealthy climate on Sunday, resumed on Monday.
A flash flood brought on by way of a cloudburst close to the cave shrine on Friday afternoon has resulted in the dying of no less than 16 other folks. Round 40 are nonetheless lacking.
A complete of 6,415 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas right here in a convoy of 258 automobiles amid heavy safety of CRPF, the officers stated. Of those, 4,545 have been males, 1,744 ladies, 43 youngsters, 79 sadhus and 4 sadhvis, they stated.
The officers stated 2,428 pilgrims heading for Baltal have been the primary to go away the Bhagwati Nagar camp in 88 automobiles round 3.30 am, adopted by way of the second one convoy of 170 automobiles sporting 3,987 pilgrims for Pahalgam at 4.30 am.
Up to now, over 1.30 lakh pilgrims have introduced their prayers on the cave shrine, housing the naturally shaped ice-shivlingam, the officers stated.
A complete of 83,073 pilgrims have left from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for the Valley since June 29, the day the primary batch of pilgrims was once flagged off by way of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha. The yatra is scheduled to finish on August 11, at the instance of Raksha Bandhan.