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No helicopter service for Amarnath pilgrims this year as both routes declared 'No Flying Zone'
The Statesman Siliguri
|June 18, 2025
Having been declared a "No flying Zone" in view of security concerns, the helicopter service will not be available to the pilgrims this time for reaching the mountain cave shrine of Amarnath in Kashmir.
With the annual Amarnath Yatra scheduled to commence on 3 July and conclude on 9 August, more than 3.50 lakh pilgrims from across the country have so far registered themselves for the pilgrimage.
The restrictions have been ordered on the directions of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs that has advised declaring the entire route of Shri Amarnathji Yatra, 2025 'No Flying Zone' effect from July 1 to August 10, 2025.
Strict security measures came in the backdrop of the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that left 26, including 25 tourists, dead. The site of the terror attack is near the Pahalgam yatra route.
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