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Amarnath Yatra suspended due to heavy rain in Kashmir

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An Army official stands guard amid rainfall following the suspension of the Amarnath Yatra due to inclement weather conditions in Pahalgam on Wednesday. PTI
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The ongoing Amarnath Yatra was suspended from both Pahalgam and Baltal routes in Kashmir due to bad weather, officials said on Wednesday. The yatra will remain suspended from Jammu too on Thursday due to the inclement weather conditions.

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Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said due to heavy continuous rains since early morning on Wednesday, yatra has not been allowed on the tracks from Baltal and Nunwan/ Chandanwari base camps.

Officials said in view of the inclement weather conditions on the Yatra routes, as an abundant caution, the ongoing Amarnath Yatra convoy will not move from Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu, on Thursday.

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“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.

Jammu Divisional Commissioner 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.”

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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.

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