The fifth batch of more than 5700 Shri Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on Monday left here from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security arrangements.
Officials said that 5794 pilgrims left the Jammu base camp in a fleet of 257 vehicles comprising light motor and heavy motor vehicles.
The batch comprised 2304 pilgrims for Baltal and 3490 for Pahalgam, who left for the pilgrimage under a multi-layered security grid, with coordinated arrangements by the civil administration, police, security forces and the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board to ensure the Yatra is conducted safely, securely and smoothly.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has also appealed to the pilgrims to perform the pilgrimage only after confirmed registration and on the scheduled date of the yatra, as no unregistered pilgrim shall be allowed to proceed to the base camps.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of yatra on July 2 from Jammu.
