Amarnath Yatra: 7th batch of over 9800 pilgrims leaves from Jammu

Jammu, Jul 8:  The seventh batch of more than 9800 Shri Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on Wednesday left here from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security arrangements.

Officials said that 9837 pilgrims early this morning left the Jammu base camp in a fleet of 361 vehicles comprising Light Motor and Heavy Motor Vehicles.

The batch comprised 4480 pilgrims for Baltal and 5357 for Pahalgam left for the pilgrimage under a multi-layered security grid, with coordinated arrangements by the civil administration, police, security forces and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board to ensure the Yatra is conducted safely, securely and smoothly.

Jammu and Kashmir administration has also appealed to the pilgrims to perform the pilgrimage only after confirmed registration and on the scheduled date of yatra as no unregistered pilgrim shall be allowed to proceed to the base camps.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of yatra on July 2 from Jammu. (Agencies)