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.
'Chhari Mubarak' (Holy Mace of Lord Shiva) accompanied by a group of Sadhus left Camp Panchtarni this morning for Holy Shrine of Amarnath on the occasion of Shravan Purnima and reached Holy Cave at 11 am after performing Pujan at 'Amar Ganga'.
After it continued smoothly and peacefully during the last 52 days with nearly five lakh Yatris having ‘darshan’ inside the cave shrine, the annual Amarnath Yatra will conclude on Monday.
In connection with the ongoing Amarnath yatra, the Chhari Mubarak (Holy Mace of Lord Shiva) was on Sunday taken to Srinagar’s Shankracharya Temple as a traditional ritual of prayers before proceeding to the Amarnath cave shrine.
As more than 4.85 lakh pilgrims already performed the annual Amarnath Yatra during the last 35 days, a small batch of 991 Yatris left for the Valley on Saturday, officials said.
Over 4.51 lakh pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra in the last 29 days, surpassing last year's record.
