Amarnath Yatra 2024: L-G Manoj Sinha flags off first batch of pilgrims from Jammu
The HinduWith elaborate and multiple security rings in place, the first batch of pilgrims arrived in the Kashmir Valley on Friday for the annual Amarnath Yatra, which will start from the twin base camps in the Valley on Saturday. Earlier in the day, J&K Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of 4,603 pilgrims from the Yatri Niwas at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu, with devotees raising slogans and singing hymns. Over 4,000 pilgrims The first batch of over 4,000 pilgrims, including nine children, boarded a cavalcade of 231 vehicles in Jammu and reached south Kashmir in the afternoon. Mr. Sinha, who visited the base camp at Baltal, also directed senior officers of the administration, police, security forces and other stakeholder departments to coordinate with each other for better security and yatra management.