Online registrations for this year's Amarnath Yatra will commence from April 15, the shrine board said today.
This year's 56 day-yatra will commence simultaneously on both routes from June 28 and culminate on RakshaBandhan, August 22.
Nitishwar Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board informed that the intending passenger shall have to visit the official website for registration. The passenger will then be guided for the steps to be followed.
"They will have to fill up his details in the online application form and attach his photograph and the Compulsory Health Certificate (CHC)," said the CEO.
He said that for ensuring against fraudulent health certificates, only such certificates which are issued by doctors/medical institutes authorised by the concerned state government/Union Territory administrations shall be accepted for the online registration.
The CEO further informed that persons under the age of 13 years or above the age of 75 years and ladies who are more than six weeks pregnant would not be registered for this year's yatra.
For Yatra 2021, only those health certificates which have been issued after March 15 shall be valid.
The CEO informed that the passengers shall be able to download the yatra permits after their applications have been duly processed. The passengers will have to carry their original Photo ID and CHC with them during the yatra.
Mr Kumar further stressed that for ensuring effective security arrangements along the difficult tracks, only those travellers who are in possession of a yatra permit which is valid for a specified date and route will be allowed to proceed beyond the base camps, and cross the entry gates at Domel and Chandanwari.
The passengers who propose to travel by helicopter do not require registration as their helicopter tickets shall suffice for this purpose. However, they shall be required to produce the Compulsory Health Certificate,(CHC) in the prescribed format issued by an authorised doctor, before they are allowed to travel by helicopter.
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