Registration for Amarnath Yatra temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Apr 22, 2021 16:06 IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 22 (ANI): In view of evolving COVID-19 situation, registration for Amarnath Yatra is being temporarily suspended, said Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board on Thursday.
The board further said that the situation is being constantly monitored and it will be reopened once the situation is improved.
Online registrations for this year s Amarnath Yatra commenced on April 15.
This year s 56 day-yatra will commence simultaneously on both routes from June 28 and culminate on Raksha Bandhan, August 22.
Nitishwar Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board had earlier informed that the intending yatri shall have to visit the official website for registration. The yatri will then be guided for the steps to be followed.
COVID-19: Registration for Amarnath yatra temporarily suspended
The Amarnath Yatra board said that they are monitoring the situation closely and will reopen once the situation improves. (Image Source: IANS/File)
Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 04:45 PM IST
In view of the fast-spreading COVID19 infection in the country, the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) on Thursday decided to temporarily suspend the registration for this year s Yatra to the Amarnath Cave shrine.
Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) tweeted, In view of evolving COVID-19 situation in the country and the need to take all necessary precautionary measures, registration for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra is being temporarily suspended. The situation is being constantly monitored and it would be reopened once the situation improves.”
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In light of rising COVID-19 cases in the country, registrations for Amarnath Yatra have been suspended temporarily. Amarnath Shrine Board has also said that it is monitoring the prevailing COVID situation and the registrations would reopen only when the situation improves.
The registration of pilgrims for Amarnath Yatra 2021 was to commence this month for both the Baltal and Chandanwari routes. But the second wave of COVID has once again cornered India into a challenging situation. In light of this, mass gatherings of any form, religious or political, have been suspended as per the center s guidelines. While the Amarnath Yatra 2021 will take place as scheduled, only the registration of pilgrims or Yaris has been suspended.