Decision on conducting Amarnath Yatra soon: JK LG Manoj Sinha

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, stated that the government will soon make a decision on the annual Amarnath pilgrimage.

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the government will soon take a decision on conducting the annual Amarnath pilgrimage but made it clear that saving people's lives is its topmost priority. The 56-day yatra to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Lord Shiva, located in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, is scheduled to start from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal on June 28 and culminate on August 22. “I have already said that it is more necessary to save people's lives. Taking into account the Covid pandemic, we will soon take a decision, maybe by tomorrow,” Sinha told reporters here when asked whether the Amarnath pilgrimage will be held this year.