Booking for Amarnath Yatra will begin from April 1

The annual pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Amarnath will begin on August 22.

Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), the administrative body of Amarnath Cave Temple, which situates at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft) from sea level has decided to begin this year’s annual Amarnath yatra (travel) from August 22. The bookings for this 56 -day pilgrimage will be opened from April 1.

Amarnath Cave Temple is a shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration said, “Advance registration of pilgrims for Amarnath Yatra will commence from April 1 through 446 designated branches of Punjab National Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank and YES Bank, located in 37 states and UTs.”

“During the meeting, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board approved the enhancement of remunerations for Pujaris from existing ?1000 per day to Rs.1500 per day for the next three years,” said Jammu and Kashmir administration, the LiveMint reported.

One of the highlights of this year’s yatra would be the introduction of free of cost battery car service up and down of the 2.75-km-long Baltal to Domel stretch, the spokesperson said.

Laying special emphasis on providing best-in-class healthcare facilities to all the visiting devotees and service providers, the Lt Governor directed the officers concerned to upgrade the present healthcare facilities on both the routes with latest equipment and augmenting the strength of the medical staff to handle emergencies.

On strengthening the communication infrastructure, the Lt Governor directed for making telecom services operational at the holy cave and across the yatra routes two weeks prior to the commencement of pilgrimage.

It was further directed to upgrade the sanitation capacity commensurate with the enhanced yatra volume for the base camp and along the routes, the spokesperson said, the LiveMint reported.

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