Amarnath Yatra: Rain hits Baltal route, CRPF opens helpdesk in Jammu
The third batch of 2,876 pilgrims left Jammu on Friday for the base camps in Kashmir Valley to pay obeisance at the shrine of Amarnath Current Affairs News : The Amarnath yatra to the cave shrine in south Kashmir was on Friday suspended from the Baltal route due to multiple landslides en route caused by heavy rainfall in the valley over the past two days. A police official said the Kali Mata Track has been damaged due to landslides at multiple places, which has forced suspension of the yatra from Baltal route. "Restoration work is going on but a slight drizzle is hampering restoration work," the official said. An official of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said the yatra was going on through the Pahalgam route. Meanwhile, the third batch of 2,876 pilgrims left Jammu for the base camps in Kashmir Valley to pay obeisance at the shrine of Amarnath. The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in a fleet of 90 vehicles under tight security at aro