Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday suspended the Amarnath Yatra on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes due to heavy rains in Kashmir, a senior official said.
The Yatra will remain suspended from Jammu as well on Thursday due to the inclement weather conditions.
“Shri Amarnathji Yatra has been suspended for 30.07.2025 from both Pahalgam and Baltal base camps,” Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir, posted on its X handle.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said that due to heavy rains since early morning on Wednesday, the yatra has not been allowed on the tracks from Baltal and Nunwan/Chandanwari base camps.
“Due to the heavy rains in the yatra area, the movement of pilgrims from base camps has been affected. Therefore, it has been decided that no convoy movement shall be allowed towards the base camps Baltal and Nunwan from Bhagwati Nagar Jammu on July 31, 2025,” the DIPR said.
Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar said, “In view of the inclement weather conditions on the yatra routes, as an abundant precaution, the ongoing Amarnath Yatra convoy will not move from Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu on July 31.”
He further said that due to heavy rains in the yatra area, the movement of pilgrims from base camps in Kashmir has been affected. “Therefore, it has been decided that no convoy movement shall be allowed towards the base camps Baltal and Nunwan from Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu on July 31,” he said.
Earlier today, Amarnath Yatra continued from Jammu amid heavy rains as another batch of more than 1300 pilgrims left the base camp in the winter capital for the twin base camps of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas.
More than 3.86 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at the ‘ice lingam’ of Lord Shiva at 3880-meter-high cave shrine since the 38-day pilgrimage commenced on July 3 from the valley.
The 28th batch of pilgrims, which included 1,070 men, 210 women, 2 children, 57 sadhus and sadhvis, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here in 58 vehicles for the twin base camps in Kashmir between 3:28 am and 3.47 am, escorted by CRPF and police personnel, officials said.
The first pilgrim convoy, carrying 322 pilgrims in 16 vehicles, left for the shorter but steeper 14-km Baltal route in the Ganderbal district, followed by the second convoy of 1,017 pilgrims in 42 vehicles, who are undertaking the yatra via the 48-km traditional Pahalgam route in the Anantnag district, they said.
With this, a total of 14,41,24 pilgrims have departed from the Jammu base camp for the valley since July 2, when LG Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch.
The pilgrimage is scheduled to end on August 9, coinciding with the Raksha Bandhan festival.
