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| Yatra resumes today | | Porter killed in landslide | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 17: After remaining suspended for two consecutive days, a batch of Amarnath pilgrims will leave Jammu for Baltal tomorrow.
DC Jammu Mandeep K. Bhandari said that the yatra will resume again tomorrow from Jammu and at present, there are around 500 yatris registered with Baltal route are staying in Yatrai Niwas at Bagwati Nagar. There may be around 1500 more yatries staying in different places at Jammu.
The yatra was suspended from Jammu base camp on Wednesday as inclement weather left thousands of pilgrims stranded for the second day at Baltal. "No fresh batch was allowed to go to Baltal base camp from here on Wednesday because of bad weather. The yatra was suspended on Tuesday for similar reasons," police said. As the yatra remained suspended for the second day on Wednesday, over 2,500 pilgrims remained stranded at the base camp here. Besides, over 1,000 pilgrims were stopped at Kathua.
The Jammu and Kashmir government and Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has set up three base camps at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu, Nunwan in Pahalgam and Baltal for providing food and lodging facilities to pilgrims visiting the cave shrine.
The yatra started on Tuesday from Baltal after 'Pratham Pooja' was performed by additional CEO of SASB Madan Mantoo. Over 6,000 pilgrims, who could leave in the first batch, paid obeisance at the holy ice lingam of Lord Shiva in the cave shrine this morning.
Although, over 10,000 devotees had on Tuesday left from Baltal base camp for the cave shrine, over 4,000 pilgrims had to return from Brari Marg area as only 5,000 persons can walk through the narrow track at a time. Over 20,000 pilgrims have reached Baltal till last evening and authorities are trying to clear the rush so that the yatra can be resumed, SASB officials said.
Meanwhile a porter on way to the cave shrine of Amarnath was killed and four others injured when a landslide struck Brari marg on the Baltat route this morning.
The landslide struck Brari Marg, 110 kms from here, around 6 am when a group of porters were going towards the shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas.
The deceased has been identified as Ghulam Rasool Wani.
Brari Marg was lashed by snowfall yesterday forcing authorities to stop 4,000 pilgrims from proceeding to the cave shrine. They were then brought to the base camp at Baltal.
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