Amarnath yatra to be flagged off tomorrow
Jammu, Jun 16 (UNI) The first batch of the annual two-month-long Amarnath pilgrimage will be flagged off from the Yatri Bhawan amid tight security tomorrow, official sources said today.
''Final arrangements have been made for the flagging-off ceremony and the first batch will leave tomorrow from here for Baltal in Srinagar, the base camp for Amarnath yatra and from Baltal, it will proceed for the cave shrine on June 18,'' the sources told UNI.
However, the venue from where the batch would leave has been thrown under tight security cover and additional troops have been deployed around the area, the sources added.
'' Yatris
have
been
accommodated
at
the
newly
built
Yatri
Bhawan
on
the
banks
of
river
Tawi,
which
was
inaugurated
by
Chief
Minister
Ghulam
Nabi
Azad
today,''
the
sources
said,
asserting
''all
basic
facilities
are
being
provided
to
the
pilgrims
coming
for
yatra
from
across
the
country.''
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