Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu due to bad weather

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu today due to inclement weather. Officials said the pilgrimage was suspended from Bhagwati Nagar base camp as heavy rain resulted in the closure of the highway. 

The officials said, no pilgrim was allowed to proceed towards the cave shrine from Jammu.

The 60-day annual yatra commenced from the twin tracks on 28th June and



will conclude on the 26th of this month coinciding with Raksha Bandhan festival.

Till last evening, around 2 lakh 79,000 pilgrims had paid their obeisance at the cave shrine. The number of pilgrims undertaking the pilgrimage marked a sharp dip over the past fortnight due to the early melting of the naturally formed ice-lingam at the sanctum sanctorum.