Yatra resumes after temporary suspension

Baltal, July 7: The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Sunday after remaining temporarily suspended on Saturday, officials said.

The yatra had been suspended from both Pahalgam and Baltal routes as a precautionary measure following rains.

As the weather improved, fresh batches of yatris were allowed to proceed from the twin routes to the Amarnath cave shrine for darshan on Sunday morning, officials said.

Meanwhile, the 10th batch of 6145 yatris left Jammu’s Baghwati Nagar base camp in two separate convoys of 238 vehicles.

While the first convoy of 115 vehicles carrying 2697 yatris left for Baltal base camp in Ganderbal district, the second convoy of 123 vehicles with 3448 yatris departed for Pahalgam base camp in Anantnag district.