The famous Amarnath Yatra wil start from 29th of June. The Shrine Board has requested that people who come for darshan should keep the sourroundings neat and clean. The prices for the people travelling via helicopter from Pahelgaam route has been reduced. More than 5000 people used the air services between Pahalgaam to Panchtarni in the year 2010. The ticket for the adults will cost Rs 3495, earlier it was Rs. 3800. Children between the age of 2 to 12 can travel by helicopter in Rs.1745, whereas it was Rs.1900 in last year.
During last year's yatra approximatly 68 people lost their lives. The Shrine Board has announced that this year they are planning for a weather forcaste with the help of media. Talks are also going on with telecom department to improve the mobile services in the area so that people feel secure by better connectivity.