File photo. A new path to Vaishno Devi exclusively for pedestrians and battery-operated cars will be opened from 24 November. Photo: Reuters
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday capped the number of devotees that will be allowed to visit Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir at 50,000 a day.
NGT said that once the limit for the day is reached, pilgrims will be stopped at Ardhkuwari or Katra town.
The green court also said that a new path to Vaishno Devi exclusively for pedestrians and battery-operated cars will be opened from 24 November,