According to a PTI report, pilgrimage to Vaishnodevi and Amarnath shrines will be costlier from next month. As per a notification issued recently by the Jammu and Kashmir government under the Motor Vehicle Taxation Act 1957, vehicles carrying passengers to Mata Vaishnodevi Yatra will be charged Rs 2,000 at entry point for a period of three days and after that Rs 2,000 will be charged per day.
Similarly, vehicles carrying passengers for Amarnath Yatra will be charged Rs 2,000 at the entry point for a period of seven days and after the seventh day Rs 2,000 will be charged per day.The forthcoming annual Amarnath Yatra will commence from July 1, 2010.
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