Landslide Blocks Mata Vaishno Devi Battery Car Service, Forcing Yatra to Use Alternative Path Instead
Heads Up, Devotee! 🔥
The Himkoti track leading to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, has come to a grinding halt thanks to a massive landslide caused by torrential rainfall on June 23rd, 2025. This slip-up occurred close to the Satya View Point on the Himkoti route, leaving more than 30 feet of the new track buried under mountains of mud, stones, and debris.
Luckily for all, there weren't any souls on the route when the mother nature decided to play her wild games, so no injuries were reported. The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board sprang into action, rerouting pilgrims to the good old uphill path instead. Rest assured, the yatra has been flowing like a river with minimal disruptions for the visitors.
Due to the misfortune, battery cars services that typically assist elderly, disabled, and other pilgrims, are stuck in park mode until the path is checked and deemed safe. The region, as you might guess, has been caught in a monsoon delight, and authorities are keeping a hawk-eye on the situation to ensure the safety of the countless visitors attending the revered shrine daily.
The shrine board is pulling out all the stops to scrub the track clean and get the battery cars back on the road ASAP. The new Himkoti route, unfortunately, will have to take a chill pill until conditions improve. On the flip side, helicopter and cable car services have also hit a snag due to the weather and the landslide impact.
To break it down:
🔺 The Himkoti route (new) is undergoing repairs due to a landslide.🔺 Battery car services on the Himkoti route are temporarily grounded.🔺 The Shrine Board is working on repairs to reinstate the battery car path.🔺 Pilgrims are being directed to the classic traditional old route, which remains unaffected.🔺 Helicopter and cable car services are also currently wisps in the air.🔺 Not a single case of damages reported in the incident.
The situation is being monitored like a hawk, and the reopening of the Himkoti route will depend on the Shrine Board and disaster response teams successfully cleaning up and ensuring safety.
(Sources: PTI)
A Catch-Up on Kailash Manasarovar Yatra 🎉🌊 Jet-ski excursion to the sacred Kailash Lake? Check.🌳 Planting hundreds of thousands of trees along the sacred Manasarovar route? Double-check.🏕️ Setting up eco-camps to reduce human impact? Triple-check.
After a hiatus of six years, the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra has finally flung open its doors again. With strict safety protocols in place, the yatra resumed amidst jubilant celebrations, offering devotees an opportunity to tread the sacred path once more.
(Sources: The Indian Express)
- Despite the disruption in the Himkoti route due to a landslide, the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, after a hiatus of six years, is back with enhanced environmental measures, such as the introduction of eco-camps and the planting of trees along the route.
- In the landscape of environmental science, the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra is embracing a sustainable lifestyle approach by implementing practices aimed at reducing human impact on the environment.
- As the Himkoti route undergoes repair and cleanup following a landslide, travelers might consider exploring other sustainable travel options that respect the local environment and align with eco-friendly principles.
