New Delhi: About 12,300 yatris had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave shrine on the first day of the 38-day-long Amarnath Yatra. Another batch of 6411 Yatris had left for ‘darshan’.
Authorities have left no stone unturned in providing a multi-tier cover to this year’s Amarnath Yatra after the Pahalgam terror attack.
“Another batch of 6,411 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatra Niwas in the morning (Thursday) in two escorted convoys of 291 vehicles for the Valley. Of these, 2789 are going to Baltal base camp while 3,622 pilgrims are going to Nunwan (Pahalgam base camp)," officials said.
Amid slogans of ‘Bum Bum Bhole’ and ‘Har Har Mahadev’, enthusiastic Yatris performed the pilgrimage on Thursday. Yatris said that they were not deterred by either Pakistan or its mercenary agents and that they were here to respond to the divine call of Lord Shiva, under whose protection and blessings they decided to perform the Yatra.
Authorities have left no stone unturned in providing a multi-tier cover to this year’s Amarnath Yatra, as this takes place after the cowardly attack of April 22 in which Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 civilians after segregating them on the basis of faith in Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam.
An additional 180 companies of CAPFs have been brought in to augment the existing strength of the army, BSF, CRPF, SSB and the local police. All the transit camps en route to the two base camps and the entire route from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu to the cave shrine are secured by the security forces.
