Amarnath Yatra resumes after halt of 2 days due to cloudburst tragedy

After a halt of two days due to the cloudburst tragedy that claimed 16 lives, the Amarnath Yatra was resumed on Monday morning. Thousands of pilgrims resumed their journey to the holy shrine.

About 2,000 to 3,000 pilgrims were allowed to move, according to officials, towards Chandanwari from the base camp. “A fresh batch of yatris (pilgrims) have been allowed to proceed towards holy cave from the Nunwan Base Camp of Pahalgam. The Yatra was stopped for the last two days after cloudburst incident near the Amarnath holy cave,” an official said.

The annual pilgrimage - that started on June 30 after a gap of two years - is held from two routes: the Baltal route and the Pahalgam route. "The Amarnath Yatra resumed from Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu city on Monday morning. 3,010 pilgrims left for Pahalgam base camp at 4.30 am and 1,016 pilgrims left for Baltal base camp at 3.30 am, another official said.