Baltal(Ganderbal), July 01: The annual Amarnath yatra 2019 commenced on Monday fromboth Pahalgam and Baltal sides amid tight security arrangements.
The firstbatch of Amarnath pilgrims left for holy cave shrine early Monday morning andwas flagged off by officiating deputy commissioner Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal andSSP Ganderba Khalil Ahmed Poswal from Baltal base camp.
An officialtold Greater Kashmir that around 6000 pilgrims left for darshan and the yatrawas going on smoothly.
Meanwhile,reports said that Governor Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik who is also Chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrineboard also visited the holy cave and paid obeisance.