No batch of fresh pilgrims will be allowed to leave for the cave shrine of Shri Amarnath from Jammu city on Saturday morning. A top official told HT that the decision has been taken in view of the fourth anniversary of the revocation of Article 370 and 35-A.
Officials said that pilgrims started the trek from Baltal base camp in Ganderbal district and Nunwan base camp in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam in Anantnag district
This year Aadhaar-based registration is being done wherein a thumb scan of the pilgrim is required for registration, which has started for both the Pahalgam track in the Anantnag district and Baltal in the Ganderbal district