Srinagar, July 17: Amarnath Yatra, which was suspended yesterday owing to bad weather, resumed this morning with 2,800 pilgrims proceeding to the holy cave shrine from Baltal and Nunwan base camps following the official opening of the twin tracks to the cave, an official spokesman said today. As the tracks opened this morning with sky partly cloudy, as many as 2,588 pilgrims, including 475 women and 40 children, left Baltal base camp at around 0900 hours to proceed towards the cave shrine situated at an altitude of 2880 metres, said the spokesman.
From Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam side of the case, 212 pilgrims left for the journey, he added. The pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas was briefly suspended yesterday as heavy rains lashed several parts of Kashmir rendering the hilly tracks slippery. The spokesman said another batch of 4,470 pilgrims, including 363 female, 85 children and 488 sadhus, left Jammu for Amarnath this morning. Bureau Report