Srinagar, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted the sanitation and waste management arrangements put in place during the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026, citing the initiative in the latest edition of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat.

The mention came days after the annual pilgrimage concluded on August 28 and focused on the sanitation infrastructure and waste management system implemented along the Yatra routes and camps.

According to officials, the Directorate of Rural Sanitation under the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj established a sanitation and waste management framework across the Baltal and Pahalgam routes, including base camps and other key locations, to cater to the large influx of pil...