Online application process for Kailash Manasarovar Yatra starts NewspointTV

The process for online application for this year’s Kailash Manasarovar Yatra has begun, the ministry of external affairs announced on Wednesday. The ministry said applicants should access the website http://kmy.gov.in to file their application online. The 2016 Yatra is planned between June 12 and September 9 through Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand and Nathu La Pass in Sikkim, it said in a statement. It said the route via Lipulekh Pass would involve extensive trekking of about 200km costing around Rs160,000 per person, and will be conducted in 18 batches of 60 pilgrims each.