A multi-layered security setup is in place for the Amarnath Yatra, beginning July 3, with over 180 paramilitary companies deployed across the Jammu region. Security has been tightened on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes, with enhanced surveillance, road opening parties, and protection at langars, camps, and along highways, officials confirmed.
Security personnel keep vigil on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway ahead of the Amarnath Yatra. PIC/PTI
A multi-tier security setup is being put in place for the annual Amarnath Yatra, with more than 180 companies of paramilitary forces deployed in the Jammu region, officials said. The 38-day-long yatra is scheduled to start on July 3 from the twin routes — the traditional 48-kilometre Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter but steeper 14-kilometre Baltal route in the Ganderbal district — leading to the 3880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath. The first batch of pilgrims will leave for Kashmir from the Jammu-based Bhagwati Nagar base camp a day before the start of the yatra.
“The administration is ready and committed to ensuring a successful yatra this year. Jammu and Kashmir Police has made multi-tier security arrangements for the yatra,” Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti told reporters here. Tuti, who along with divisional commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar chaired a high-level meeting to review arrangements, including security, for the yatra, said, “Just like we have been providing security in previous years, this year, even better arrangements are being made, whether in terms of the number of paramilitary forces, deployment in sensitive areas, or CCTV surveillance. Compared to earlier, more vigilant and multi-layered security is being ensured.”
Replying to a question about the deployment of forces for the yatra in the region, he said, “Apart from Jammu and Kashmir Police, more than 180 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed for the yatra.” He said that security forces have been deployed along the Jammu Kashmir National Highway from Lakhanpur to Banihal. “From road opening parties to CCTV cameras, everything has been set up, and security has also been provided at langars, lodging centres. There was no ROP (road opening party) arrangement from Lakhanpur to Jammu last year, but this year there will be ROP here as well,” the IGP said.
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