Heavy rush of pilgrims expected during upcoming Amarnath Yatra: Minister Jitendra Singh
Jammu, May 27 (PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said heavy rush of pilgrims is expected during the upcoming annual yatra to the 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.
The two-month-long pilgrimage is scheduled to commence on July 1 from the twin tracks -- traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and 14-km shorter but steep Baltal route in Ganderbal district.
"The Amarnath Yatra is expected to attract a heavy footfall this year," the minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office told reporters on the sidelines of a function in Kathua district.
