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Vaishno Devi yatra resumed after four days of suspension

Jammu: Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Trikuta Hills of Reasi district resumed on Monday morning after remaining suspended for four consecutive days in view of heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir. "Yatra to the cave shrine resumed this morning after remaining suspended for four days in view of heavy rains and bad weather conditions," Chief Executive officer, Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board, Mandeep K Bhandari said. The yatra has resumed only through the old route and the two new tracks are still closed in view of landslides, he said, adding it will take two more days to make it available for pilgrims. The pilgrimage via two new tracks would take two days as efforts to restore water and power supply is on, the CEO said adding helicopter services to the shrine are likely to restore by late this afternoon.

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