Amarnath Yatra 2023: First Batch of Pilgrims Flagged Off from Baltal Base Camp

Srinagar: The first batch of pilgrims of the annual Amarnath Yatra started their journey on Saturday from Baltal base camp in Jammu Kashmir’s Ganderbal to Amarnath Cave.

Registration for Amarnath Yatra is still going on. The 62-day Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage will end on August 31.

The pilgrims have to undertake a 12-km trek from the Baltal base camp to the holy Amarnath cave shrine at an altitude of about 13,000 feet in the south-Kashmir Himalayas.

The first batch of pilgrims reached Baltal base camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Friday for Amarnath Yatra 2023. Baltalis one of the two routes for the annual Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage. The other one is the Pahalgam route in Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from the Jammu base camp in the wee hours on Friday.

The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chairman of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board, took stock of food and lodging of the pilgrims, security, functioning of the Joint Control Room, langer stalls, registration counters, power and water supply, health facilities, sanitation, transportation, deployment of health and sanitation staff, installation of mobile toilets, fire tenders and emergency services on Thursday.