BSNL COVERS AMARNATHJI YATRA ROUTE NOW NOW ENJOY YATRA WITH FULL CONNECTIVITY

Bharat
Sanchar
Nigam
Ltd
(BSNL)
has
provided
mobile
coverage
on
the
entire
route of Amarnathji Yatra.
Customers from any other
state having BSNL or MTNL
Postpaid mobile connection
with roaming facility on their
phone and all BSNL mobile
customers from J&K State will
have almost continuous mobile
service right up to the Holy
Cave.
Initially the service was
launched in July-2010 and
inaugurated by Mr. Sachin Pilot,
Minister of State for
Communications & Information
Technology as we shared on
TelecomTalk.
Every year, more than 3 lakh
pilgrims visit Amarnath Yatra in
the state of Jammu and
Kashmir, for which the
devotees have to trek to a
height of 14,500 feet. BSNL is
the only service provider which
made GSM coverage available
on the entire Yatra route.
Roaming of other States
Prepaid mobile subscribers is
not allowed in the state of J&K
but roaming of Postpaid BSNL &
MTNL subscribers from all other
States works very well.
BSNL has made special
arrangements at Registration/
Base campus to provide Prepaid
mobile connections for Yatris,
for which they should carry
passport size photographs,
valid Identity and valid address
proof with them.
Mobile tower at Base Campus of
Baltaal,
Domail & Chandanwadi
were made operative in the
month of May itself to help
Army, Para Military Forces,
SASB and LANGAR organizers to
make better arrangements for
Yatris.
Now both the routes of Baltaal
and Pehalgam including
Sheshnag, Panchatarini & Holy
Cave have complete coverage
with BSNL mobile network.