Amarnath Yatra begins in tight security, inclement weather

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Srinagar, June 27, 2013: The annual Amarnath Yatra to the cave shrine in the Kashmir Himalayas begins Friday, amid heightened security and in inclement weather.

A three-tier security set-up comprising the army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the state police has been mounted on the Yatra route, at the three transit camps, the two base camps of Baltal in north Kashmir and Nunwan (Pahalgam) in the south, and also at the Amarnath cave at 13,000 feet above sea level.

 

 

On Thursday, the eve of the official start of the yatra, dozens of pilgrim-laden vehicles arrived at the Manigam transit camp in north Kashmir’s Ganderbal district and Mir Bazar, and at the walnut factory transit camps in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Courtesy: Deccan Herald