The sixth batch of more than 8,800 Shri Amarnath Yatra pilgrims on Tuesday left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp here for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security arrangements.
Officials said that 8,815 pilgrims departed from the Jammu base camp early this morning in a convoy of 363 light and heavy motor vehicles.
The batch comprised 3,989 pilgrims bound for the Baltal base camp and 4,826 for the Pahalgam base camp. The convoy proceeded under a multi-layered security grid, with coordinated arrangements by the civil administration, police, security forces and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board to ensure the Yatra is conducted safely, securely and smoothly.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has appealed to pilgrims to undertake the Yatra only after obtaining confirmed registration and on their scheduled date of travel, as no unregistered pilgrim will be allowed to proceed to the base camps.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of the Yatra from Jammu on July 2.
