The first batch of the annual two-month-long Amarnath pilgrimage will be flagged off from the Yatri Bhawan amid tight security on June 17. Final arrangements have been made for the flagging-off ceremony and the first batch will leave on June 17 from Jammu for Baltal in Srinagar, the base camp for Amarnath yatra and from Baltal, it will proceed for the cave shrine on June 18.

However, the venue from where the batch would leave has been thrown under tight security cover and additional troops have been deployed around the area. Yatris have been accommodated at the newly built Yatri Bhawan on the banks of river Tawi, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today. All basic facilities are being provided to the pilgrims coming for yatra from across the country.



Where:Yatri Bhawan on the banks of river Tawi,Jammu
    
When:17th June 2008 - 17th August 2008