J&K highway remains shut, no pilgrims batch to leave Jammu for Amarnath on Tuesday

JAMMU: Authorities said the Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended as no batch of pilgrims will leave Jammu for Kashmir on Tuesday in the wake of closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.

“No fresh batch will leave Jammu for Kashmir for their onward journey to Amarnath cave shrine. The yatra will remain suspended”, a senior officer told PTI here.

This is being done in view of the closure of the highway for undertaking work for complete restoration of damaged stretches.
More than 7,000 pilgrims are stranded in Jammu, particularly at the Bhagwatinagar base camp, while over 5,000 are stuck at the Chanderkot base camp in Ramban district.