Srinagar: The Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra remained suspended for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday due to inclement weather conditions in the region.
The SMVD Shrine Board has already announced that all bookings — including helicopter services and accommodation — have been cancelled with a 100 percent refund until the pilgrimage resumes.
It may be recalled that on August 27, a devastating landslide near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkuwari — midway on the 12-kilometre trek from Katra to the holy shrine — claimed over 30 lives and left 20 others injured.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered the constitution of a high-level three-member committee to investigate the causes of the landslide and recommend preventive measures.
Officials said that the resumption of the yatra will depend on weather conditions.
Meanwhile, devotees across the country who had planned their pilgrimage have been advised to wait for further announcements from the Shrine Board. (KINS)
