Heavy rains force suspension of Amarnath Yatra along Baltal route

Srinagar, Aug 11: The Amarnath Yatra was on Sunday evening suspended along the Baltal axis, courtesy heavy rains, officials said. The route will be closed tomorrow as well.

The inclement weather has forced to carry out some maintenance works of "urgent nature," they said.

"Due to the heavy rains today, urgent repair and maintenance works are required to undertaken on the Baltal Axis of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra route. In the interest of safety of the yatris, no Yatra will be allowed tomorrow from the Baltal route also. Further updates will be issued in due course of time", the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said.

The requisite repair and maintenance works are already being carried out on Pahalgam route of the Yatra, he said.