Shri Amarnathji Yatra was suspended for Thursday from both Pahalgam and Baltal base routes due to heavy downpour, said Kashmir’s divisional commissioner.
Heavy, continuous rains over the last two days have necessitated restoration work to be carried out on tracks along both routes.
Border Roads Organisation has made a heavy deployment of its men and machinery on the tracks to complete the work before Yatra can be resumed from the two base camps on Friday.
“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, pilgrims who stayed at Panjtarni camp during the preceding night are being allowed to proceed down to Baltal under adequate deployment of BRO and Mountain Rescue Teams,” Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said.
“The Yatra shall resume in all likelihood tomorrow, depending upon the weather conditions during the course of the day”, he said.
So far, over 2.47 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the Holy Cave Shrine during the Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2025.