JAMMU, Mar 5: The annual pilgrimage tholy cave shrine of Amarnath will commence on July 3.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha chaired 48th board meeting of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB) Raj Bhawan and decision to this effect was taken in the meeting.
This year, the yatra will commence on July 3, simultaneously from both the routes, the Pahalgam track in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district, and it will culminate on August 9 on Raksha Bandhan, Official said.
The meeting was attended by members of the shrine board.
CEO Mandeep Bhandari discussed measures for the enhancement of lodgement capacity at centres in Jammu, Srinagar and other locations, operationalization of yatri facilitation centres for e-KYC, issuance of RFID cards, on-spot registration of pilgrims at number of locations including Nowgam and Katra railway stations.
LG Manoj Sinha stressed on the need for ensuring adequate arrangements and requisite amenities at various locations enroute the yatra and called for increasing capacity at Yatri Niwas, Pantha Chowk, Srinagar.
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