<span style="color: #222222;">Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has appreciated the role being played by the Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs) while facilitating Yatris en-route the Holy Cave of Shri Amarnathji.<br />'' <br />'' Governor said that MRTs face life threatening challenges in the snow bound and high altitude tracks of the mighty Himalayas & save many lives. These teams often work in 8-10 ft snow and face extreme weather conditions like strong Ultra violet rays, snowfall and threat of wildlife. However, despite these difficult circumstances, the team's real satisfaction lies in saving lives.<br />'' <br />'' The MRTs were first deployed during Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2009 by Jammu and Kashmir Police. Since then each year MRTs are deployed by J&K police along with teams from NDRF, SDRF & CRPF. Due to their crucial role in saving lives, the number of MRTs deployed have been increased every year.<br />'' <br />'' During the current year's annual Amarnath Yatra – 2019, 31 MRTs have been deployed as compared to 25 MRTs during 2018, along the tracks leading to the Holy Cave on both Baltal and Pahalgam routes.</span><br />''  <br />