Fresh batch of 3178 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Cave Shrine from Jammu

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JAMMU: A fresh batch of 3178 pilgrims on Monday left for the Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here.

The fleet of 128 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel.

For Pahalgam route, 1242 males, 261 females, four children, 128 sadhus left the base camp in 58 vehicles and for Baltal, 991 male, 514 females and 39 children left in 70 vehicles including buses and LMVs.

The first batch was flagged off from here on June 29 by the Advisor to Governor K K Sharma.

Multi-tier security arrangements have been made for smooth and successful conduct of 46-day long Yatra concluding on August 15 on the occasion of Sharavan Purnima (Rakshabandhan

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