New Delhi, India (CU)_ Amarnath Yatra commenced on June 30. Since then, 41 yatris have lost their lives due to various reasons. Following the recent natural calamity that suspended the yatra, the pilgrimage was resumed on July 11. In the previous 36 hours alone, eight pilgrims have died due to natural causes during the Yatra. As a result of this, the number of pilgrims who have died has risen to 41.
According to authorities, last week, 16 people lost their lives in a cloudburst near the sacred cave and forty individuals have gone missing. In light of this tragedy, there was a national uproar. The flood triggered by the cloudburst destroyed a number of tents. But, the NDRF and SDRF conducted humanitarian efforts on a war footing.
According to a top government official, the pilgrimage which started on 30 June was canceled due to the tragedy and the administration informed that a decision regarding its restoration will be made once rescue efforts are concluded. According to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the administration was attempting to resume the yatra as soon as possible and urged yatris to remain in the camps.
According to the reports from the organization, the following is the list of 8 yatris who lost their lives during Amarnath pilgrimage. They are: Mongilal (52) from Rajasthan; Virag Lal Hira Chand Vyas (57) from Gujarat; Basavaraj (68) from Karnataka; Pooniamurthy (63) from Singapore; Kiran Chaturvedi from Maharashtra; Kalawala Subramaniam (63); Govind Sharan (34) from Andhra Pradesh; and Satwinder Singh (70) from Uttar Pradesh.
Owing to the Covid outbreak, Amarnath Yatra was closed for the past two years. However, the yatra began this year on 30 June, but was suspended in the middle on 8 July due to a cloudburst that caused a flood. The yatra was therefore postponed. However, the yatra restarted on July 11. The Amarnath Yatra will conclude on August 12 this year.
