Amarnath Yatra is starting from July 1. Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha from the day one work hard to provide comfortable Darshan without any difficulty to pilgrims. Besides visiting Yatri base camps at various locations in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also directed officials to make adequate arrangements on the entire route of Amarnath pilgrimage. The pilgrims travel through two routes– Baltal and Pahalgam — in Jammu and Kashmir. The National Disaster Response Force also setting up pilgrim camps at ideal locations keeping in mind any possible unforeseen natural disaster. Despite heavy rain and flash flood, government made all arrangement at on priority to smooth movement of pilgrims. The devotees do not have to face health-related problems and if such a situation arises, preparations have been made to ensure that they can get all the health facilities even in remote hilly areas in time. A 100-bed hospital has been prepared at two corners of the Amarnath Yatra i.e. Baltal and Chandanwadi. This hospital not only have basic medical facilities, but all the labs in the hospital have special facilities for the examination of women, even the facility of ICU has also been prepared. The state government had made tight security arrangements for the Amarnath pilgrims. Under this, Army, Paramilitary Force and State Police have been deployed for providing 24×7 best services to pilgrims for their smooth pilgrimage. All facilities are being provided to the pilgrims by the administration on the yatra route. Thousands of devotees from all over the country are reaching Jammu and Kashmir for the Amarnath Yatra. With the progress of the yatra, the number of devotees is increasing.
