Amarnath Yatra suspended on Monday after heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir

Because of the severe rainfall on Sunday, the Amarnath Yatra was suspended on the Baltal route. This year, over 5.10 lakh devotees have visited the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine to give homage to Lord Shiva.

The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have suspended the Amarnath Yatra even on Pahalgam routes after severe rain lashed the South Kashmir hills on Sunday. The officials said that the route was undergoing repair and maintenance work due to the downpour.

Severe rainfall lashed both Pahalgam and Baltal routes of the Amarnath Yatra on Sunday, because of which the Yatra has been suspended till maintenance and work is finished, Divisional Magistrate, Kashmir, V K Bhiduri stated.