Srinagar :A batch of 6,877 Amarnath pilgrims left Jammu on Sunday for the Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir Valley after the weather started improving across Jammu and Kashmir.

Reports said that first group of 2,790 pilgrims for the Baltal base camp left early morning in an escorted convoy of 99 vehicles.

“The remaining group of 4,087 yatris bound for the Pahalgam base camp left at around 4 am in another escorted convoy of 130 vehicles.” they said.

Due to incessant rains in the valley , the annual pilgrimage remained suspended during the last two days.