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Amarnath Yatra resumes on Baltal axis; still suspended on Pahalgam route

The pilgrimage was suspended on Baltal and Pahalgam routes due to heavy rain
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A member of the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) stands as pilgrims move towards the holy cave shrine of Amarnath during the annual Amarnath Yatra in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 31, 2025. PTI
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The Amarnath Yatra resumed from the Baltal axis on Thursday, a day after it was suspended due to heavy rain, officials said.

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However, the yatra remains suspended from the Pahalgam axis as urgent maintenance and repair works have to be carried out on the route, they said.

Torrential rain in Kashmir had rendered the roads unsafe, following which the pilgrimage was suspended on both the Baltal and Pahalgam routes on Wednesday.

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“The yatra resumed this morning from the Baltal route,” said an official, adding, “In view of maintenance works required to be carried out on the Pahalgam axis of Amarnath Yatra route following the recent rains, the yatra shall continue only through Baltal axis.”

The official said that no convoy movement would be allowed towards the Baltal and Nunwan base camps from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Thursday.

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So far, more than 3.93 lakh yatris have paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine this year.

The annual yatra that began on July 3 will culminate on August 9.

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