The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) announced on Wednesday that there will be no helicopter services for the pilgrims this year. The directive comes following an order by the Jammu and Kashmir government declaring the Amarnath yatra routes as a no fly zone between July 1 to August 10.
The decision came in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack that occurred on April 22 claiming 26 lives. The announcement was made through the SSAB website stating that, 바카라The competent authority has in its order dated June 16, 2025, declared all routes of the Shri Amarnathji Yatra, including both the Pahalgam and Baltal axes, as a 바카라no flying zone바카라 from July 1 to August 10, 2025. Consequently, helicopter services for pilgrim travel shall not be available in the yatra area during the Shri Amarnathji Yatra (SANJY,) 2025.바카라
The directive further added that following the order from Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, the pilgrims should reach the cave shrine from both South Kashmir바카라s Pahalgam and North Kashmir바카라s Baltal routes on foot or by using ponies and palkis (palanquins).
The annual yatra which commences on July 3 will be the first yatra since the Pahalgam attack.
The Previous Directive
Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Tuesday chaired a security meeting attended by Director Intelligence Bureau (IB), J&K Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, DGP Nalin Prabhat, GoC 15 corps Prashant Srivastava, intelligence officers of central/UT agencies and senior officers of CAPFs. Following the meeting, a directive was issued declaring all the yatra routes as 바카라No flying zones.바카라 The administration and the SSAB will make arrangements for the boarding and lodging of pilgrims, healthcare, transport and other arrangements till the yatra ends.
The move is being undertaken to provide foolproof security to the upcoming yatra.
