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Amid multi-tier security setup, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will flag off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on June 30, an official said on Thursday.
The 62-day-long pilgrimage will commence from Kashmir on July 1 from the twin tracks - the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in the Anantnag district and the 14-km shorter but steep Baltal route in the Ganderbal district.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flags off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra. Over 3,500 pilgrims have left for the Amarnath Yatra from Jammu's Yatri Niwas base camp.
The city administration on Thursday began the process for on-the-spot registration of devotees arriving here for the pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.
Senior officers visit Baltal, Panjtarni, Chandanwari, and Pahalgam to give the final touch to Amarnath Yatra arrangements. This year's Amarnath Yatra will commence on July 1