<span style="color: #222222;">The seventh batch of 6,351 pilgrims including 1,284 women and 56 children, in a cavalcade of 239 vehicles left the Bhagwati Nagar Base Camp in Jammu this morning. However, the Yatra has been halted due to bad weather conditions from both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes for the time being.<br />''<br />''As per official sources, no Yatri has been allowed to move toward holy cave shrine due to the prevailing inclement weather conditions and it has been stopped till the weather improves. It has been raining on all major stops around holy cave, along with Pahalgam and Baltal tracks while more than 3,000 Yatris are right now staying in Nunwan Base Camp.<br />''<br />''Yesterday, 18,079 Yatris paid their obeisance at the holy cave shrine while a total of 70,079 Yatris performed the Darshan of Lord Shiva till last evening.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the Srinagar-Leh Highway was on Tuesday morning closed for vehicular movement after fresh mudslides, triggered by rain occurred in Kullan Gund area in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. SHO Gund S. Arshid told AIR News that the highway was closed immediately after mudslides occurred at Kullan Gund area this morning. He said that the highway has got completely blocked due to mudslides, while men and machinery have been pressed into service to restore the highway.</span><br />
News On AIR | July 5, 2022 11:40 AM
J&K: Amarnath Yatra halted from Pahalgam and Baltal due to bad weather conditions