New Delhi, June 22 (PTI) Pan-India telecom operator BSNL today announced the launch of telecom services covering the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage, which will enable nearly 3 lakh devotees to stay connected with their loved ones back home.
The Amarnath Yatra is organised every year by the Jammu & Kashmir government in the months of July and August.
"We have made BSNL GSM coverage available on the entire Amarnath Yatra route. Pilgrims may like to carry BSNL mobiles to avail uninterrupted coverage," state-run BSNL CMD R K Updhyaya said.
Every year, around 3 lakh pilgrims visit Amarnath Yatra, for which the devotees have to trek to a height of 14,500 feet.
This year, over 2.25 lakh pilgrims have registered themselves for the Amarnath pilgrimage.
As many as 2,25,076 lakh pilgrims have been registered at various counters and online centres across the country for Amarnath yatra.