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| 6875 pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath Shrine | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 18: As many as 6875 Yatris had darshan at the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Amarnathji yesterday.
According to a Spokesperson of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, another batch of 4800 Yatris left from the Baltal Base Camp for the Holy Cave this morning.
The Spokesperson of the Board further stated that keeping in view the adverse weather conditions, no batch of Yatris left from Jammu today for the Baltal Base Camp.
The Spokesperson, giving the status of the Chandanwari-Holy Cave track, has said that as per the Pahalgam Development Authority, which is entrusted with the task of opening this track, the stretch from Km 1 to 10 is snow-free except certain avalanches in the 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th Km. Sheshnag (Km 11-12) is still partially under snow and the track across Sheshnag is being maintained over compressed snow. The Sheshnag Camp site is partly under snow, while the langar site is fully under snow. However, the Security Forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrived, the tentage is being erected and the culvert side is being cleared of snow avalanches at Sheshnag.
The Spokesperson said that the stretch of the track from Km 13-16 in the Wavbal-Mahagunas area is fully under snow and fresh snowfall has hampered the pace of track clearance work.
In the meantime, at the asking of the Shrine Board, a special team of Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering (JIM), which had left Nunwan (Pahalgam) on a reconnaissance mission on 16th June, had reached Sheshnag on 16th June night and has since moved further up in Mahagunas Sector. The JIM team is likely to return to Pahalgam by 20th June, after reaching upto the Holy Cave and reviewing the route once again on their return journey. The team is expected to submit a full and comprehensive report to the Governor on its findings on the existing status of the track and the feasibility of opening the same for the Yatra.
As per preliminary reports, snow accumulation at the Sheshnag Camp is over five feet and the entire track is under a thick layer of snow. Further, the obtaining weather conditions, particularly on the traditional route, continue to be challenging. In the circumstances, the Spokesperson has advised all the intending pilgrims who are registered for traveling along the Chandanwari-Holy Cave route to register themselves afresh with the designated branches of the J&K Bank for undertaking the Yatra on any date convenient to them after 25th June, subject to availability of slots. To remove any confusion in the matter, the Spokesperson stressed that the backlog of Yatris who had registered on the Pahalgam route will not be able to commence Yatra in any case before 25th June. He added that while such a re-schedulement may cause inconvenience to the pilgrims, the prevailing weather situation is beyond human control and as such the Board is left with no option but to advise the pilgrims to register themselves afresh for commencing their Yatra on any date after 25th June.
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