Srinagar: A minor landslide was reported on the new track to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on Wednesday due to heavy rainfall. The helicopter services were also suspended due to inclement weather.
After the incident, the authorities stopped the pilgrimage (yatra) to the holy shrine till Thursday morning.
The landslide struck the new track at Panchi on Wednesday afternoon amid heavy rains, prompting the authorities to suspend the battery car service.
Though the yatra was stopped, pilgrims who were on their way to the cave or had reached the Bhawan were allowed to perform ‘darshan’.
