1996 Amarnath Yatra tragedy

1996 mass death of pilgrims in India July 2019 June 2019 Amarnath Yatra tragedy (1996) refers to the deaths of over 250 pilgrims in 1996 in Jammu and Kashmir state in India due to poor weather. The pilgrims were on the annual pilgrimage (Yatra) to Amarnath Temple. https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/jul/09kash.htm Rediff On The NeT: Harkatul Mujaheedin 'bans' Amarnath Yatra Rediff.com 1998-07-09 2014-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20150510211911/http://rajyasabha.gov.in/journals/178/26081996.htm 10 May 2015 33.45 76.24 title thumb|alt=A Picture of pilgrims on route|Pilgrims en route to Amarnath in 2011 The number of pilgrims in 1992 reached 50,000.https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19940831-further-setbacks-in-kashmir-as-militants-ban-amarnath-yatra-removal-of-bunkers-in-hazratbal-809582-1994-08-31 Further setbacks in Kashmir as militants ban Amarnath yatra, removal of bunkers in Hazratbal India Today 31 August 1994 2018-08-04 The first attack against the pilgrims happened in 1993, the same year the Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Ansar had announced a ban due to demolition of the Babri Masjid. The pilgrimage passed off mostly peacefully.https://indianexpress.com/article/india/amarnath-yatra-terror-attack-why-attack-signals-crossing-of-a-red-line-in-kashmir-4744955/ Why Amarnath Yatra terror attack signals crossing of a red line in Kashmir Indian Express 9 July 1998 2013-04-15 In 1994-5 and 1998, the group again announced a ban on the annual Amarnath yatra. In 1996 the militants had said that they would not interfere.https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/jul/09kash.htm Rediff On The NeT: Harkatul Mujaheedin 'bans' Amarnath Yatra Rediff.com 9 July 1998 2013-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150510211911/http://rajyasabha.gov.in/journals/178/26081996.htm 10 May 2015 Due to the lack of activity by Harkat-ul-Ansar, the number of pilgrims in 1996 was higher than usual. Between, 21 and 25 August 1996 about one lakh (100,000) yatris were simultaneously moving either up or down between Jammu and the Amarnath. During this period, there was unusually heavy snowfall along with severe blizzards along the yatra route. Nearly 242 pilgrims died due to exhaustion, exposure, freezing, and other factors. Over 263 dead bodies were found in and about the surroundings of the temple. The National Conference government constituted a committee headed by the retired Indian Administrative Service officer Nitish Sengupta, which was asked to inquire into various aspects of the tragedy and suggest measures and remedies to avoid recurrence of such incidents in future.https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010624/spectrum/travel.htm The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Travel Tribuneindia.com 2014-08-04 Points of References Category:Natural disasters in India Category:1990s in Jammu and Kashmir Category:1996 natural disasters Category:Disasters in Jammu and Kashmir Category:August 1996 in India Category:1996 disasters in India