Srinagar, June 27 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday said there has been a drop of over 10 per cent in pilgrim registration for this year's Amarnath Yatra in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

"The pilgrim registration before the April 22 incident was going on at a good pace but after that the registrations decreased. There was a drop of 10.19 percent in registration compared to last year," Sinha told reporters at Raj Bhavan here.

The LG said around 2.36 lakh pilgrims had registered for the yatra before the attack took place at Baisaran in Pahalgam area that left 26 persons - mostly tourists - dead.

"The confidence among the pilgrims is returning due to the steps taken by the Jammu and Kashmir Administration and t...