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Over 12,000 Pilgrims Pay Obeisance at Amarnath Shrine Under Unprecedented Security

A full security grid features RFID monitoring along no-fly zones to protect the 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route alongside the 14-km Baltal track of the 38-day pilgrimage.

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Overview

  • On day one of the 38-day yatra, 12,348 devotees completed darshan at the 3,880-metre ice-lingam shrine after trekking from Baltal and Nunwan base camps.
  • Convoys from Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar base camp had escorted over 11,000 pilgrims to Baltal and Pahalgam by July 3.
  • Security forces from CAPFs, Jammu and Kashmir Policend the InIndian Army operate integrated command centres featuring RFID tracking alongside aerial surveillance.
  • Infrastructure upgrades since 2022 widened pilgrimage routes to 12 feet, established 100-bed hospitals at Chandanwari and Baltal and improved medical and lodging facilities.
  • Local residents lining the Navyug Tunnel welcomed pilgrims with garlands and placards, underscoring communal harmony after the April 22 terror attack.