<p>Jammu: A fresh batch of more than 5,700 pilgrims left for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here on Wednesday, officials said.</p>.<p>More than 74,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine till Tuesday evening and over 2,500 on-the-spot registrations of devotees were done on Tuesday, they said.</p>.<p>The sixth batch of 5,725 pilgrims left in 256 vehicles for the twin basecamps of Baltal and Pahalgam at 3.05 am and were escorted by security vehicles, they said.</p>.Hathras stampede: Petition in Supreme Court seeks court-monitored probe into incident .<p>While 3,211 pilgrims took the 48-km traditional Pahalgam route for their yatra, 2,514 pilgrims chose the shorter but steep 14-km Baltal route, they said.</p>.<p>With this, a total of 31,826 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp for the valley since June 28 when Lt Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch.</p>.<p>The 52-day yatra formally began on June 29 and will conclude on August 19.</p>.<p>More than 4.5 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at the cave shrine last year.</p>.<p>To monitor all the logistics, weather conditions, and activities, a surveillance system has been set up at Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), where more than 50 officials from various departments have been deputed to provide real-time assistance to the pilgrims, they said.</p>.<p>Besides, a helpline -- 01942740003 -- has been set up for any exigencies. In addition, two more landlines -- 01942496240 and 01942496247 -- are also functional, they said. PTI AB RHL</p>
<p>Jammu: A fresh batch of more than 5,700 pilgrims left for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from here on Wednesday, officials said.</p>.<p>More than 74,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine till Tuesday evening and over 2,500 on-the-spot registrations of devotees were done on Tuesday, they said.</p>.<p>The sixth batch of 5,725 pilgrims left in 256 vehicles for the twin basecamps of Baltal and Pahalgam at 3.05 am and were escorted by security vehicles, they said.</p>.Hathras stampede: Petition in Supreme Court seeks court-monitored probe into incident .<p>While 3,211 pilgrims took the 48-km traditional Pahalgam route for their yatra, 2,514 pilgrims chose the shorter but steep 14-km Baltal route, they said.</p>.<p>With this, a total of 31,826 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp for the valley since June 28 when Lt Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch.</p>.<p>The 52-day yatra formally began on June 29 and will conclude on August 19.</p>.<p>More than 4.5 lakh pilgrims paid obeisance at the cave shrine last year.</p>.<p>To monitor all the logistics, weather conditions, and activities, a surveillance system has been set up at Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), where more than 50 officials from various departments have been deputed to provide real-time assistance to the pilgrims, they said.</p>.<p>Besides, a helpline -- 01942740003 -- has been set up for any exigencies. In addition, two more landlines -- 01942496240 and 01942496247 -- are also functional, they said. PTI AB RHL</p>