Yatris get warm welcome at Baltal, Nunwan base camps

Baltal, June 28: Hundreds of vehicles carrying Amarnath Yatris Friday reached the twin yatra base camps at Baltal in Ganderbal district and Nunwan in Anantnag district where they got a warm welcome.

The yatris would proceed on foot towards the Amarnath cave shrine on Saturday morning.

Upon their arrival, the yatris were extended a warm welcome at Kulgam, Anantnag, Srinagar, and Ganderbal by the respective civil and Police administrations besides civil society members and locals.

At Baltal base camp, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal Shyambir, SSP Ganderbal Sandeep Gupta, other senior civil and Police officers, civil society members, and locals received the first batch of yatris.

DC Ganderbal Shyambir said that both convoy and non-convoy batches had arrived and the administration had made all arrangements for the smooth yatra.

He advised the yatris to follow the advisories issued by the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), J&K administration and other agencies to avoid any inconvenience and ensure a peaceful yatra.

Using various modes of transport, the yatris coming from different parts of the country started reaching the base camps on Friday evening, ahead of the formal start of the yatra on Saturday morning.

Special prayers are being organised by the SASB to mark the beginning of this year’s yatra at Amarnath Cave shrine on Saturday morning.

Officials said that adequate arrangements including security, health, sanitation, and water supply had been made to ensure the smooth conduct of the yatra.