A landslide triggered by rain struck the Vaishno Devi yatra track atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Wednesday evening, forcing the suspension of the battery car service, officials said.

The pilgrimage to the revered shrine remained unaffected with hundreds of pilgrims continuing their to-and-fro trek despite the landslide, they said. The officials said the landslide occurred near Himkoti on the new track leading to the shrine following heavy rainfall.

The Shrine Board immediately rushed men and machines to clear the debris from the route, they said.

The officials said while the battery car service was temporarily suspended, the yatra continued through the old route.