Eighth batch of 7579 Amarnath pilgrims leaves from Jammu
Officials said that the pilgrims left from the Jammu base camp in a fleet of 318 vehicles.
"The eighth batch of 7579 pilgrims this morning left for Shri Amarnath Yatra cave shrine in Kashmir from the Jammu base camp amid tight security arrangements," they added.
They said that 4548 pilgrims left for Pahalgam and 3031 for Baltal in a fleet of 318 vehicles comprising Light Motor Vehicles and Heavy Motor Vehicles.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims from here.
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