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More than 4 lakh devotees from across the country have registered for this pilgrimage starting from July 3.
After the Pahalgam terror attack, the Amarnath Yatra is going to be held in its history in high security this year. Senior police officer said- In 2024, a total of 40 thousand personnel were deployed. At the same time, 35 thousand soldiers will be deployed on both travel routes with 60km.
Apart from this, 1 lakh personnel from Jammu to the holy cave will be handled. Both root will be equipped with 4 thousand CCTV cameras with high resolution and face recognition technology. These will be connected to 6 control rooms. Bunkers are also being made.
There are two travel routes from Jammu to the holy cave. First- 14 km long Baltal route, which is 14 km long from base camp to cave. Second- Pahalgam root which is 46 km long from basecamp to cave. More than 4 lakh devotees from across the country have registered for this pilgrimage starting from July 3.
On May 5, the first picture of Baba Barfani appeared.
Heavy security on 46 km Pahalgam route Mr. Amarnath Shrine Board officials are working with several departments to clean the tracks and facilities on both routes of Pahalgam and Baltal. Camps are being set up on Baltal Marg from Baltal, Neelgrath Domel, Brari Marg, Sangam, Lower Cave and Holy Cave.
Caps are also being made on Nandiwan, Chandanwadi, Pisu Top, Sheshnag and Panchatrani from Pahalgam Marg. Baltal and Nandiwan base camps include construction of two new passenger buildings. Two more floors of the 6 -storey passenger residence at Panthachouk, Srinagar are scheduled to begin this year. It has a capacity of 1,000 people. The work of sanitation services has been assigned the Department of Rural Development. 5,000 toilets are being installed, 2,000 employees will be deployed.
Booking of helicopter will start from June Apart from security, preparations are also underway to facilitate the smooth operation of the pilgrimage. Helicopter services are also being arranged for the convenience of pilgrims. Helicopter flights will be operated from Srinagar to Pahalgam and Pahalgam to Panchtarni on Chandanwadi route. On Baltal Marg, the helicopters will fly from Srinagar to Neelgrath Baltal and then Panchatarni. Booking for these services is expected to begin in June.
All vehicles will have radio frequency tags Inspector General of Police of Kashmir Zone VK Biradi made extensive reviews of security preparations. Birsi said that we are committed to ensure that the journey is safely endowed. Tagging all vehicles and pilgrims with radio frequency identification technology, which will help to monitor their movement. CRPF and other security forces will take passengers to the base camps from where the trekking starts. 5 lakh passengers arrived in 2024
The journey was 52 days in 2024. The journey went on for 62 days in 2023, 43 days in 2022 and 46 days in 2019. The journey was postponed in 2020-21 due to the Korona epidemic. More than 5 lakh devotees visited Baba Barfani in the holy cave in the Amarnath Yatra, which lasted 52 days in 2024.
In 2023, 4.5 lakh passengers attended. In 2012, a record 6.35 pilgrims visited. In 2022, the figure was reduced due to Kovid and 3 lakh pilgrims arrived to visit.
How to reach: Two routes for travel
1. Pahalgam Route: It takes 3 days to reach the cave with this route, but this path is easy. There is no standing climb in the journey. The first stop from Pahalgam is Chandanwadi. It is 16 km from the base camp. Climbing starts from here.
The journey reaches the flea top after three km climb. Walking from here, the journey reaches Sheshnag by evening. This journey is about 9 km. The next day, passengers from Sheshnag go to Pancharani. It is about 14 km from Sheshnag. The cave from Panchatarni remains just 6 km.
2. Baltal Route: If the time is short, then Baba can go through the Baltal route for Amarnath Darshan. It has to climb only 14 km, but there is a very steep climb, so the elderly have problems on this path. There are narrow paths and dangerous turns on this route.
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