Owing to large number of devotees stranded at transit base camp at Baltal, Amarnath yatra has been on Wednesday suspended from Jammu base camp.

"No batch was allowed to Baltal base camp from here today. The yatra was suspended as there is a heavy rush of stranded devotees at Baltal," police officials at Jammu said adding over 15,000 pilgrims are stranded at the transit camp.