Amarnath Yatra Suspended on Pahalgam, Baltal routes after rains

Srinagar, July 16: Amarnath yatra was on Sunday morning  temporarily suspended on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes after fresh rains across Kashmir .
Official overseeing the yatra arrangements said no yatri was allowed to proceed from traditional Nunwan Pahalgam base camp in south Kashmir and Baltal in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district today due to inclement weather. They further said “It is still raining at several places on both the routes and at the Cave shrine that has made the road condition slippery at places”, they said. “Keeping in view the inclement weather conditions the authorities decided to suspend the yatra until the weather improves”.
Similarly no yatri was allowed to proceed on foot or ponies from shortest Baltal route via Dumail to holy Amarnath cave to pay obeisance there on Friday. With 21401 pilgrims having darshan on Saturday, the total number of yatries who paid obeisance at the cave shrine surpassed to two lakh mark since the commencement of the annual yatra from July 1.