The Amarnath Yatra was quickly suspended on Wednesday from each the Pahalgam and Baltal base camps because of steady heavy rainfall, officers stated.
The Jammu and Kashmir Division of Info and Public Relations (DIPR) posted on X, “Shri Amarnathji Yatra suspended for a day from Pahalgam and Baltal.”
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri stated, “Resulting from heavy, steady rains since early morning on 30.07.2025, Yatra has not been launched on the tracks from each the bottom camps, Baltal and Nunwan/Chandanwari.”
The choice to halt the pilgrimage was taken as a precautionary measure to make sure the protection of devotees. The Amarnath Yatra resumed earlier this month and is scheduled to conclude on August 9.
In line with the DIPR, greater than 3.93 lakh pilgrims have to date visited the Amarnath cave shrine because the Yatra started on July 3. “Thus far, over 3.93 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance on the Holy Cave Shrine in the course of the Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2025,” the submit learn.
The sacred Amarnath shrine, situated at an altitude of three,888 metres in South Kashmir, attracts hundreds of devotees every year. Pilgrims undertake the journey through the normal 48-kilometre Pahalgam route or the shorter however steeper 14-kilometre Baltal route.
Devotees from throughout the nation and overseas have been participating within the pilgrimage with enthusiasm, praising the preparations and easy administration by the authorities.
In the meantime, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday flagged off the primary batch of pilgrims for the Budha Amarnath Yatra from Jammu, formally beginning the annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Lord Shiva within the area.
Talking on the flag-off occasion, Sinha stated, “Greater than a thousand individuals have simply set out for the Budha Amarnath Yatra. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has made glorious preparations for the Amarnath Yatra.”
