Fresh batch of 6,482 Amarnath pilgrims leaves from Jammu
Officials said that the pilgrims left from the Jammu base camp in a fleet of 268 vehicles.
"A fresh batch of 6,482 pilgrims this morning left for Shri Amarnath Yatra cave shrine in Kashmir from Jammu base camp amid tight security arrangements," they added.
They said that 4,129 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 2,353 for Baltal in a fleet of 268 vehicles comprising light and heavy motor vehicles.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on July 2 flagged off the first batch of pilgrims from here.
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