AGENCY
New Delhi: Nearly 30,000 paramilitary personnel besides the local police will be deployed to ensure proper security for the Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir beginning June 29.
The security personnel will be deployed along the two routes during the pilgrimage to the high-altitude shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. “Proper security arrangements will be put in place for the Amarnath yatra,” a home ministry official said.
Nearly 30,000 paramilitary personnel will be deployed besides the local police, the official said.
The pilgrimage will begin on June 29 and conclude on August 7. The shrine is located in the Himalayas at an altitude of 12,756 feet and a distance of about 141 km from Srinagar.
Meanwhile, a round- the-clock control room has been set-up in Srinagar as part of efforts to ensure a smooth 40-day yatra to the 3,880 metre high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.
He said the helpline would initially function from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm on all weekdays till June 26 but from June 27 onwards it would function 24X7 till the conclusion of the yatra.
“Any person seeking information or help or who faces any difficulty with regard to the forthcoming yatra can call 0194 -2313146 or send an e-mail at [email protected],” the spokesman said.
