Har Har Mahadev!! Amarnath Yatra to Begin on July 3
Since more yatris are expected this time, elaborate arrangements are initiated.
Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra will commence on 3rd July this year, simultaneously from both the routes, the Pahalgam track in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district, and it will culminate on 9th August 2025 on Raksha Bandhan,” SASB said in a statement.
The decision to this effect was taken at the 48th board meeting of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB) under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan.
Considering the likely increase in the number of pilgrims to the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir, the meeting discussed measures for the enhancement of lodgement capacity at centres in Jammu, Srinagar and other locations, operationalisation of yatri facilitation centres for e-KYC, issuance of RFID cards, on-spot registration of pilgrims at number of locations including Nowgam and Katra railway stations, the spokesperson of SASB said.
The members of the SASB, Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, D. C. Raina, Kailash Mehra Sadhu, K. N. Rai, Pitambar Lal Gupta, Shailesh Raina and Prof Vishwamurti Shastri, attended the meeting. The Board proposed various measures and interventions to further improve the facilities and services for the devotees.
It was further discussed that these facilities must also be suitably enhanced at Baltal, Pahalgam, Nunwan, and Pantha Chowk Srinagar, as per the requirement.
Reviewing the progress achieved on various ongoing works undertaken by the line departments, the Lt Governor stressed the need for ensuring adequate arrangements and requisite amenities at various locations en route to the shrine.
He further called for increasing capacity at Yatri Niwas at Pantha Chowk in Srinagar. The meeting also discussed ongoing projects, dissemination of Yatra-related information, insurance cover to yatris, service providers, ponies; extension of online services by the Shrine Board; widening and maintenance of Yatra Tracks; decongestion measures at Holy Cave and Lower Holy Cave area; Disaster preparedness and mitigation measures; adequate provisioning of Heli services, medical care facilities; Weather Forecasting Infrastructure & Systems, security and surveillance and Digital Pre-paid system for hiring services.With inputs from PTI.
