Amarnath Yatra suspended for today after heavy rainfall, pilgrims evacuated from camps
PTC News Desk: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Thursday after landslide was reported in Baltal caused by heavy rainfall. A weather advisory warned of more heavy rain in parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
The development comes a day after a woman pilgrim
“Due to the continuous rains over the last couple of days, urgent repair and maintenance works are required to be carried out on the tracks. Therefore, it has been decided that no movement shall be allowed towards the Holy Cave from the two base camps today. However, yatris who stayed at Panchtarni camp during the preceding night are being allowed to proceed down to Baltal under adequate deployment of BRO and Mountain Rescue Teams. The Yatra shall resume in all likelihood tomorrow, depending upon the weather conditions during the course of the day", the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has made heavy deployment of men and machinery on the tracks to complete the work so that the yatra can be resumed from both Baltal and Pahalgam base camps, Bhiduri said.
"In all likelihood, the yatra shall resume tomorrow (Friday), depending on the weather conditions during the course of the day," he said.
- PTC NEWS
