Amarnath Yatra to Remain Suspended From Today
Officials halted new departures from Bhagwati Nagar as heavy rain is forecast and pilgrim arrivals fall, with the route under review through August 11.
- On Saturday, officials suspended the Amarnath Yatra from the Jammu base camp amid inclement weather and declining pilgrim arrivals.
- The Meteorological Department issued an advisory warning of heavy to very heavy rain, flash floods, and landslides in the Jammu region through August 11.
- Despite light to moderate rain on Saturday, traffic on NH-44—the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country—continued to move smoothly, officials said.
- More than 4.75 lakh pilgrims have visited the 3,880-metre-high Holy Cave Shrine since the pilgrimage began, with the 57-day event scheduled to conclude on August 28, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan.
- No fresh batch of pilgrims departed the Bhagwati Nagar base camp this morning, while the administration reviews pilgrim movement based on weather and highway conditions in the Kashmir Himalayas.
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Amarnath Yatra Suspended Due To Adverse Weather Forecast
Due to inclement weather and the Met Department's forecast of heavy rain, especially in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu division, authorities decided to suspend the Amarnath Yatra on Saturday as no pilgrim was allowed to move from here to the Valley.
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