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Inclement Weather Forces Suspension of Amarnath Yatra From Jammu
['Press Trust Of India']
Kashmir Observer
Amarnath yatris enroute to cave shrine.
KO photoJammu- The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu on Saturday amid inclement weather, a forecast of heavy rain over the next few days and a decline in pilgrim arrivals, officials said.
More than 4.75 lakh pilgrims have so far visited the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the Kashmir Himalayas since the Yatra began on July 3.
ADVERTISEMENTAccording to an advisory issued by the local Meteorological Department, heavy to very heavy rain is likely at isolated places in the Jammu region, with the possibility of flash floods and landslides till August 11.
Despite light to moderate rain early Saturday morning, traffic on Jammu-Srinagar national highway was plying smoothly, officials said.