Sushma to flag-off 1st batch of Kailash Mansarovar yatris today

June 11, 2016 09:17

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will flag off the first batch of Kailash Mansarovar yatris on Saturday.

The Ministry of External Affairs has reportedly already received 1,400 applications for the yatra.

Out of these, 350 pilgrims will reach Kailash Mansarovar via Nathula Pass in Sikkim. The remaining yatris will travel via Pithoragarh and Lipulekh Pass, which is at an altitude of 17,500 feet.

The Ministry of External Affairs organises the yatra during June to September every year through two different routes -- Lipulekh Pass (Uttarakhand) and Nathu La Pass (Sikkim).

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