Overview
- Registration counters opened at 6:00 a.m. on October 8, allowing pilgrims to proceed from the Katra base camp.
- The Shrine Board had paused the Yatra from October 5 to 7 following an IMD advisory warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms and landslide risk.
- Officials said routes were cleared and safety measures put in place, and the pilgrimage has been moving smoothly toward the Bhawan.
- Jammu–Srinagar NH-44 reopened with restrictions, permitting one-way light vehicle movement from Srinagar to Jammu on damaged stretches after a day-long closure.
- Machail Mata yatra in Kishtwar district also restarted as weather conditions improved.