Continuing to extend a helping hand to Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) administered oxygen to devotees and shielded them from shooting stones. More than 161 pilgrims have been provided oxygen till now by ITBP personnel. ITBP troops also formed a human shield to protect them from getting injured by the stones falling from the mountain-side in Baltal. The 46-day-long yatra began on July 1, the day of Masik Shivratri, and will conclude on August 15.