Centre Plans Elaborate Security Cover for Amarnath Yatra

The Officer Said Several Security Review Meetings Have Been Held Over The Last Few Weeks To Take Stock Of Preparations For The Yatra, The Duration Of Which Is 38 Days This Year Compared To 52 Last Year

- Prawesh Lama

NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to put in place several security measures for the annual Amarnath Yatra to ensure safety of the pilgrims, including paramilitary cover for convoys and deployment of additional paramilitary forces along the route, officials said on Saturday.

The pilgrimage, scheduled to begin on July 3 and end on August 9, is being held amid a high security alert following Operation Sindoor which was triggered by the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the lives of 22 civilians. One of the routes for the trek to the shrine crosses through Pahalgam. Earlier, horizontal access roads to the shrine were blocked for regular traffic by the region's traffic police and local volunteers.