An official said that 3472 pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of 132 vehicles.

A group of 2515 pilgrims (2042 males, 395 females, 12 children, 63 sadhus and three sadhvis) left for Pahalgam in a convoy of 93 vehicles.

For Baltal, 957 pilgrims comprising 689 males and 268 females left in a convoy of 39 vehicles amid tight security arrangements.

The yatra started on July 1 and will conclude on August 31.