43-day annual Amarnath yatra in J&K to commence from June 30
India TodayThe pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrine of Amarnath, located at a height of 3,880 metres in south Kashmir will start on June 30 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision on the schedule of the pilgrimage was taken at the 41st meeting of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board chaired by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here, an official spokesman said. Giving details of the meeting, the spokesman said the board has decided to put in place a daily route-wise pilgrims ceiling of 10,000, excluding yatri’s who would travel by helicopters. Several suggestions and inputs were given SASB members and these included sustained media campaign for facilitating people with all information regarding the yatra vis-a-vis on how to avail yatra services, dos and don’ts and mandatory heath checkups, the spokesman said. The ‘Shri Amarnathji Yatra’ app has been made available on Google play store to get real time information about the yatra, weather and for availing several services online, the spokesman said.