Jammu, March 5:
The 38-day annual pilgrimage to the holy Amarnath cave shrine will begin from July 3. The decision was taken at the 48th board meeting of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB).
The meeting was chaired by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
He informed that the meeting was attended by the members of the Shrine Board. During meeting, the SASB members proposed various measures and interventions to further improve the facilities and services for the pilgrims.
The spokesperson said that in view of the increasing number of pilgrims for the Amarnath Yatra. The meeting discussed measures like increasing the accommodation capacity at the centres in Jammu, Srinagar and other places.
The operationalisation of Yatri Suvidha Kendras for e-KYC, issuance of RFID cards, spot registration of pilgrims at several locations including Nowgam and Katra railway stations.
He said that it was also discussed that these facilities should also be suitably enhanced at Baltal, Pahalgam, Nunwan and Pantha Chowk Srinagar as per the requirement.