With the annual Amarnath Yatra approaching, Chief Minister’s advisor Nasir Aslam Wani on Tuesday reviewed the status of the ongoing Jammu Smart City projects and stressed timely completion of all major works, including the eco-friendly PM e-Bus Sewa project and the first-of-its-kind Waste to Wonder Park.
Mahant Deependra Giri, custodian of the holy mace is leading the ‘Chhari Mubarak’ that is carried by a group of Sadhus towards the cave shrine.
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.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed gratitude to all stakeholders involved in the arrangement of the ongoing Holy Shri Amarnath Yatra after it crossed the figure of 4 lakh pilgrims paying obeisance at the mountain cave shrine was reached on Thursday.
No convoy of Yatris will move from Jammu to Kashmir on Thursday, as the Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for the day due to heavy rain.
As part of the annual Swami Amarnath Ji Yatra 2025, the sacred Chhari-Mubarak (Holy Mace) of Swami Amarnath Ji, led by Mahant Deependra Giri, was on Friday taken to the ancient Sharika-Bhawani Temple at Hari Parvat in Srinagar to pay obeisance to the Goddess on the auspicious occasion of Shravan Shukla Paksha Pratipada, in accordance with the long-standing tradition.
The holy mace was carried in a ceremonial procession from its abode at Dashnami Akhara near Lal Chowk by Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of the Chhari Mubarak.
The lieutenant governor chaired a meeting with the camp director, officials of the District Administration, police and security agencies and discussed the measures taken to facilitate the smooth movement of pilgrims.
The Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for Thursday from both the Pahalgam and Baltal base camps due to incessant heavy rainfall over the past two days, the Jammu and Kashmir Information Department announced.
Another batch of 6,064 pilgrims left for Kashmir from Jammu on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, as over 2.34 lakh had ‘darshan’ during the last 13 days.
