The Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended from 3 August onwards from both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to damage to the tracks caused by heavy rains.
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The Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended from 3 August onwards from both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to damage to the tracks caused by heavy rains.
The 38-day-long Yatra is scheduled to conclude on 9 August.
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“Due to recent heavy rainfall and the need for track maintenance along both the Baltal and Pahalgam axes of the Shri Amarnathji Yatra route, the Yatra movement has been closed on both the tracks,” officials said.
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Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir), Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, stated on Saturday, “Due to the recent heavy rains, critical repair and maintenance work is required on both the Baltal and Pahalgam routes. It has been observed that, owing to the continued deployment of men and machinery on the tracks from tomorrow, we will not be able to resume the Yatra. The Yatra will therefore remain suspended from 3rd August onwards from both the routes.”
More than 4.10 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the Holy Cave of Shri Amarnathji this year.
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