- विज्ञापन -
Srinagar: The number of devotees performing the Amarnath Yatra has crossed 3.31 lakh in 20 days as the rush of pilgrims continued unabated on Wednesday. Officials stated that over the last 20 days, since it began on July 3, more than 3.31 lakh yatris have had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine.
“Another batch of 2,837 yatris left Jammu city in two escorted convoys of 118 vehicles. First convoy of 49 vehicles carrying 1,036 pilgrims left at 3.25 a.m. for Baltal base camp. Second escorted convoy of 69 vehicles carrying 1,801 yatris to Pahalgam base camp left at 3.58 a.m.,” officials said.
The huge rush of yatris continues unabated as more devotees arrive directly as compared to those coming in escorted convoys. Yatris arriving directly do on-the-spot registration to reach the cave shrine.
LG Sinha meets devotees
Yesterday, LG Manoj Sinha met devotees. In a post on X, he said, “Interacted with the pilgrims, service providers & officials during my visit to Nunwan and Chandanwari Base Camps today. Reviewed the services & facilities for the pilgrims.”
Yatra under extensive security
The yatra is taking place under extensive multi-tier security arrangements, as it comes after the cowardly attack of April 22 in which Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 civilians after segregating them on religious bases in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam.
An additional 180 companies of CAPFs are deployed to augment the existing strength of the Army, BSF, CRPF, SSB and the local police. The Army has deployed over 8,000 special commandos to secure the passage of the pilgrims this year. Yatra started on July 3 and will end after 38 days on August 9, coinciding with Shravan Purnima and Raksha Bandhan.
