After being delayed by landslides for two days, pilgrims undertaking the Amarnath yatra resumed their journey on Saturday.
The pilgrims left the base camp in Jammu for the Himalayan cave shrine. "A fleet of 162 vehicles carrying 2,884 men, 602 women, 77 children and 396 sadhus left on Saturday for the onward journey to the cave shrine under tight security," officials said.
Vehicular traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was blocked due to landslides triggered by heavy rains. One-way traffic was restored on the highway on Friday only for stranded vehicles after the landslides were cleared.
Two-way traffic was allowed on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir police has sought the assistance of two teams of the National Security Guards to provide security to the pilgrims at the base camp and the route upto Manda in Jammu city.
Teams have been deputed to carry thorough checks from the base camp at the Maulana Azad Memorial stadium upto Manda to deter any attempt to sabotage the yatra.
"These anti-sabotage teams have been called to supplement the security being provided by the state police and the CRPF," they said.
A Srinagar report said around 90,000 devotees had offered prayers at the cave shrine via the Baltal route.
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