A 3-tier safety system has been put in place in and round for the Amarnath base camp in Jammu underneath the cost of Jammu and Kashmir Police’s safety wing.
Forces have carried out search and sanitisation operations to make sure a secure graduation of the annual yatra from June 28 in Jammu.
The 52-day pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, situated at a peak of three,880 metres, will begin from the dual tracks — the normal 48-kilometre Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and the 14-kilometre shorter however steeper Baltal route in Ganderbal — on June 29.
“Ample safety preparations have been made for the yatra. Three-tier safety measures have been put in place for the bottom camp within the Bhagwati Nagar space in Jammu,” Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Vinod Kumar mentioned.
The SSP mentioned that lodgment and registration centres in Jammu Metropolis are additionally underneath strict safety.
Police have additionally secured the freeway by means of which the yatra will move every single day.
“Safety preparations and space dominations have been enforced on the freeway, and all factors from borders have been plugged,” the workplace mentioned.
“Fast Response Groups (QRTs) have been activated, high-rise buildings dominated, and the safety equipment is in regulation and order mode. All measures are in place for an incident-free yatra,” he mentioned.
Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu serves as the first base camp for pilgrims nationwide earlier than they proceed to the cave shrine of Amarnath within the Himalayas of south Kashmir.
The yatra can be carried out on the 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route within the Anantnag district and the 14-km shorter however steeper Baltal route within the Ganderbal district.
As a part of the safety measures, the safety wing has assumed management of the realm and barred public entry.
“Physique scanners and CCTV cameras, together with giant 360-degree cameras, have been put in to observe the camp and its environment round the clock,” officers mentioned.
A number of firms of the paramilitary are being deployed for safety, they mentioned.