Amarnath Yatra: Online registration for pilgrimage to start from April
Live MintThe Shri Amarnath Shrine Board on Thursday night announced commencement of registration of pilgrims for yatra through online mode from April and said RFID-based tracking will be put in place for the movement of vehicles during pilgrimage to the shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas. "The online registration will start through banks in the month of April 2022 with a limit of 20,000 registrations fixed per day", Additional CEO SASB Rahul Singh said during a high-level meeting chaired by Jammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer to review the arrangements for the upcoming yatra. Singh said that to ensure the safety of Amarnath pilgrims, the board has decided to use Radio Frequency Identification for tracking movement of vehicles and pilgrims during this year's pilgrimage to the revered Shrine. The Divisional Commissioner instructed the DCs to install an adequate number of toilets, water coolers en-route highway for convenience of the pilgrims.