JAMMU, INDIA, June 21, 2012 (business-standard.com): With barely three days left for the start of the annual Amarnath yatra to begin from here, Bagwatinagar-base camp was made operational today. The base-camp has been operationalised for the arrival of the pilgrims who will leave in the first batch to Amarnath cave shrine on June 24, Tourism department officials said here.
Apart from cleaning and white washing the 3-story Yatri Niwas at Bagwatinagar camp, offices of tourism, health centre, police assistance booth, community kitchens and tents have come up in the area for pilgrims.
“Elaborate security measures have been made in and around the base camp. We have recently reviewed the security arrangements at the base camp with CRPF officials”, IGP Jammu Zone, Dilbagh Singh said. All infrastructure would be put in place by the next two days to ensure trouble-free stay of pilgrims visiting the cave shrine, they said.