The annual Amarnath Yatra which was halted temporary due to bad weather resumed on Thursday afternoon. Authorities allowed pilgrims to move towards the Cave Shrine from Kashmir’s Baltal base camp although the Yatra continued to remain suspended from Pahalgam base camp in the south.
Earlier an official said: “It has been raining along both Baltal and Pahalgam treks to the Cave Shrine since early morning. All the pilgrims are safe. They have been advised not to proceed till the weather improves.”
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The Amarnath Yatra was officially started early on Thursday, after batches of pilgrims started their progress to the camps on Wednesday.
The MeT has forecast rain and thundershowers in the valley for the next 48 hours till Saturday.
Meanwhile the Governor of JK NN Vohra has urged the pilgrims to have faith in the armed forces. Vohra, who is also the chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), told the pilgrims that they should have confidence in the forces.
“There won’t be any difficulty in the yatra,” Vohra said. In 2017, eight pilgrims were killed and 13 others injured in the attack on an Amarnath yatris bus.
