AMN
The Vaishno Devi pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir was suspended from new battery car track today after a major fire broke out in Trikuta Hills in Katra town of Reasi district.
Reasi Deputy Commissioner P Ramaswamy said, the Yatra has been suspended on new battery car track while pilgrims are being allowed to use traditional old track to perform pilgrimage.
He said, around 25-30 thousand devotees from across the country, are stranded in Katra due to closure of registration counter to avoid rush on old track in view of forest fire.