Overview
- Fresh convoys of over 7,900 pilgrims left Jammu on July 18 for Baltal and Pahalgam base camps following a one-day suspension
- Border Roads Organisation deployed heavy machinery and personnel on both routes to complete urgent repairs after landslides and shooting stones
- Cumulative darshan numbers have climbed past 2.50 lakh since the pilgrimage began on July 3
- Indian Army quick reaction teams and Mountain Rescue units evacuated about 3,500 stranded devotees and provided shelter and medical aid
- Operation SHIVA 2025 and layered security deployments—including RFID tracking and facial recognition—remain fully operational along the high-altitude trek