Drones, CRPF Cover, Anti-Sabotage Checks: How Amarnath Yatra 2025 Is Being Secured
- The 38-day Amarnath Yatra 2025 will begin on July 3 from Jammu via the Bhagwati Nagar base camp with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagging off the first batch on July 2.
- The administration organized the pilgrimage along two paths to ensure pilgrims’ safety: the longer 48-kilometer traditional route starting from Nunwan in Anantnag district, and the shorter, steeper 14-kilometer Baltal route located in Ganderbal district.
- Authorities established 106 lodgement centres and multiple joint checkpoints across Jammu, coordinated with paramilitary forces, and launched a mock landslide drill to ensure emergency response readiness.
- Security measures include deployment of 180 CAPF companies, use of facial recognition at crowded spots, random checks at hotels, and intensified CRPF patrolling with K-9 squads along key highways.
- Officials urged public cooperation and valid ID carrying, emphasizing the commitment to a secure and smooth yatra that aims for successful pilgrim passage amid enhanced surveillance and preparedness.
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On spot registration begins for Amarnath yatra
Jammu: Hundreds of pilgrims from all over the country flocked Jammu on Tuesday as the administration started on-the-spot registration of devotees for the Amarnath yatra. The yatra to the 3,880-metre shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will formally begin on July 3. The 38-day pilgrimage will commence from the twin tracks– the traditional 48-km-long Nunwan-Pahalam route in Anantnag district and the 14-km shorter but steeper Baltal route in Ganderba…
Amarnath Yatra 2025: The holy series of Amarnath Yatra has started once again in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Devotees from all over the country are reaching Pahalgam to have darshan of Baba Barfani. The special thing this time is that despite the recent terrorist attack, the morale of the devotees has not diminished. Devotees who arrived from Gujarat and Kolkata said in a conversation with ABP News that they are not feeling scared from anywhere…
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