INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SRINAGAR: The Amarnath yatra has resumed after three days from Jammu and Kashmir's Panjtarni, Sheshnag camps following improvement in
weather, officials said on Sunday.The development comes shortly after reports of suspension of the yatra on Sunday for the third consecutive
day owing to bad weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir.Authorities earlier on Sunday stopped a batch of devotees at the Jammu Base camp
due to the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.Following the suspension of the Yatra earlier, 6,000 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were
stranded at Ramban, officials said.04:11J-K: 6,000 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims stranded at Ramban due to inclement weatherAt least 80 people
from Karnataka were trapped in the Panchtarni, six km away from the Amarnath cave following the adverse weather conditions, said the
Karnataka government on Saturday.Deputy commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam said the administration is taking all steps to ensure that the
pilgrims do not face any problems."The Amarnath Yatra was suspended yesterday following inclement weather...We have all the facilities
available here at the 'yatri niwas' for the pilgrims
We are taking all possible steps to ensure that the pilgrims don't face any problems".The official further informed that Jammu Srinagar
National Highway (NH44) remains closed for vehicular traffic at Ramban due to a landslide.At least 67,566 pilgrims visited the Amarnath cave
shrine since the beginning of the Yatra on July 1.About 18,354 pilgrims on July 5 left for the Amarnath cave shrine both from the Baltal
base camp and Nunwan base camp performed the darshan."These include 12483 males, 5146 females, 457 children, 266 sadhus, and 2 sadhvis," an
official statement said earlier this week.The total number of yatris who performed Darshan since the beginning is 67566
More yatris will visit the shrine in the coming days," it added.According to the official spokesperson, pilgrims are being assisted during
their entire journey by state agencies and civil departments by making all the essentials and facilities available to devotees."All the
departments including Police, SDRF, Army, paramilitary, Health, PDD, PHE, ULB, Information, Labour, Fire and Emergency, Education, and
Animal Husbandry have saturated the overall requirements and arrangements of SANJY by the deployment of their men and machinery," it
mentioned.Under the supervision of Camp directors, the entire facilities are extended to yatris including Langers, health facilities,
assistance by service providers including poniwallaa, pithuwalas, dandiwalas, sanitation, and many other assistance, the statement said.The
62-day-long Shri Amarnath Yatra will culminate on August 31, 2023.(With inputs from agencies)
