As per reports, security measures have been heightened ahead of the Amarnath Yatra (pilgrimage) in Jammu and Kashmir from Thursday (03 July) to Saturday (09 August).
• Around 581 companies of various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be deployed. These security measures will be implemented on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes to the Amarnath cave shrine.
• In addition, jammers will also be installed along the designated route, and paramilitary forces will escort the pilgrim convoys.
• Road opening parties (ROPs) will reportedly lead the pilgrim route to secure and clear the passage, including quick action teams (QATs) that will be deployed for immediate response to threats, and bomb disposal squads will be stationed along the route to detect and neutralize potential explosives.
• The Central Reserve Police Force of India (CRPF) K9 units, comprising specially trained sniffer dogs and drones for aerial surveillance, will also be deployed.
• During the convoy’s passage, roads leading to the yatra routes and national highways will be temporarily blocked to ensure maximum security.
