JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Not less than 36 Amarnath pilgrims suffered minor accidents Saturday after a bus hit one other in a Pahalgam-bound convoy that had stopped at Chanderkote in J&Ok’s Ramban district for breakfast, triggering a series collision amongst 4 buses.The accident occurred round 7.15am after the driving force of the primary bus reportedly misplaced management on account of brake failure. The pilgrims within the buses had been half of a bigger group of 6,979 who had left for the cave shrine in Kashmir from a base camp in Jammu.The mishap prompted a directive from J&Ok lieutenant-governor Manoj Sinha for complete security measures in autos ferrying Amarnath pilgrims. He requested officers to make sure checks in any respect key areas and assure uninterrupted availability of meals and medicines alongside the yatra route. “By the blessings of Lord Shiva, all devotees are secure. Our precedence is the security of all pilgrims,” a govt spokesman mentioned.The 36 injured had been handled at Ramban District Hospital and discharged. Most carried on with their journey. The bus whose driver misplaced management was broken and its pilgrims had been shifted to a different automobile, Ramban SSP Kulbir Singh mentioned, including solely three to 4 of the injured modified their thoughts and determined to not go additional.“Many of the accidents had been minor and all affected yatris had been discharged after first support,” mentioned Ramban deputy commissioner Ilyas Khan, who had rushed with different senior officers to the spot in Chanderkote. LG Sinha spoke to Khan to offer all crucial help to the injured pilgrims.In keeping with SSP Singh, the personal bus that misplaced management was from Madhya Pradesh. “The yatra convoy had halted for breakfast at Chanderkote Langer (a group kitchen that gives free meals to devotees),” SSP Singh mentioned.Earlier within the morning, the 6,979 pilgrims had left the bottom camp in Jammu braving heavy rain, officers mentioned. That is the fourth Amarnath batch for the reason that over month-long yatra began on July 3. The 5,196 males, 1,427 girls, 24 youngsters and 332 others, together with monks, left in two convoys between 3.30am and 4am amid tight safety, officers mentioned.(Inputs from Naseer Ganai in Srinagar)