SRINAGAR: A fresh batch of 964 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Baltal base camp early Tuesday under tight security arrangements, taking the total number of pilgrims who have departed from the Jammu base camp during the ongoing pilgrimage to 1,41,712.
According to the Zonal Police Control Room, Jammu, the 27th batch left at 3.05 am in a convoy of 39 vehicles, including 21 buses, eight medium motor vehicles (MMVs) and 10 light motor vehicles (LMVs).
The batch comprised 744 men, 177 women, one child, 32 sadhus and 10 sadhvis, officials said.
Meanwhile, the 25th down convoy carrying pilgrims returning from the yatra route also departed from the Baltal base camp for Jammu on Tuesday.
Officials said the returning convoy carried 2,073 pilgrims, including 1,552 men, 461 women, 11 children, 41 sadhus and eight sadhvis.
The pilgrims returning to Jammu travelled in a convoy of 63 vehicles, comprising 42 heavy motor vehicles (HMVs), six MMVs, 14 LMVs and one truck.
