JAMMU, July 1, 2023 (Daily Excelsior): As the 62-day long holy Amarnath Ji yatra started on the base camps Baltal and Nunwan-Pahalgam early this morning, 7,959 pilgrims performed darshan of the naturally formed Ice Lingam in the cave shrine situated at a height of 12,730 ft. deep in the Himalayas of South Kashmir till 7pm today. Nodal Officer SASB, Piyush Singla told reporters at Nunwan that the first batch of pilgrims was flagged off from both tracks early this morning. He said all arrangements and facilities of boarding and lodging are in place along the tracks and pilgrims are in high spirits.

Lt .Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), chaired a review meeting on Control Room operations set up at Raj Bhawan for the yatra. The Lt. Governor reviewed the queue management, deployment of security personnel, women constables, operation of langers (food service) and security forces at lower holy cave, and installation of railings and helicopter services with the officers of the control room and appreciated the exemplary work done by the team. The Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board’s (SASB) Control Room is working 24/7 and coordinating with various stakeholders on the ground to ensure a hassle-free pilgrimage. “A big push has been made to improve the facilities for pilgrims and to provide the best of comfort to make the spiritual journey a pleasurable experience,” the Lt. Governor said.

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