Security tightened on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway ahead of Amarnath Yatra
The 52-day-long yatra will be accompanied by comprehensive security arrangements.
The holy Amarnath Yatra is set to begin in Jammu and Kashmir with the first batch of pilgrims to start the journey on July 29. To ensure the safety of pilgrims amid the recent terrorist attacks in the districts of Jammu, the J&K administration tightened security on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) in Udhampur district.
The 52-day-long yatra will be accompanied by comprehensive security arrangements, particularly near the Kali Mata temple in the Manthal area of Tikri which is the first Base Camp of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra.
Lieutenant Manoj Sinha flags off first batch
On Friday morning Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, flagged off the first batch of pilgrims from the Amarnath Yatra base camp in Jammu.
Sinha informed, “First batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims have departed from Jammu. In the last 3-4 years, a lot of arrangements have been made for the yatra and this time also J&K administration has done all the necessary arrangements, security has been heightened.”
Additionally, Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Saloni Rai said, ” To strengthen the security further, CCTV cameras have been installed on National Highway…around 10 CCTV points have been made from Udhampur to Banihal where continuous monitoring will take place.”
Related to traffic, Rai planned to immediately take action, stating, “Our motive is that Amarnath Yatra pilgrims get all the facilities including food, water and electricity…”.