A woman pilgrim was killed after being hit by a shooting stone on the Baltal route, while the Indian Army rescued about 3,500 Amarnath pilgrims who were stranded due to landslides and heavy rains on the yatra route.
In a high-stakes mission to ensure safe and smooth conduct of the 38-day annual Amarnath Yatra, the Indian Army has deployed more than 50 counter-drone and electronic warfare systems to neutralise potential aerial threats.
Having been declared a ‘No flying Zone’ in veiw of security concerns, the helicopter service will not be available to the pilgrims this time for reaching the mountain cave shrine of Amarnath in Kashmir.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the safe passage of the convoy of buses and light motor vehicles from here through the nearly 300 kilometers Jammu-Srinagar highway.
Around 1.60 lakh pilgrims from across the country have so far visited the cave shrine.
According to information provided, seven pilgrims who were hurt in the terrible cloudburst are receiving medical care at the hospital and are being closely watched by top medical personnel.
The BSF said one Coy of 49 Batallion deployed at the lower holy cave is working for rescue of yatris.
The Ministry has deployed medical professionals from Central government and state government-run hospitals to assist devotees while on the way to Amarnath.
Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday reviewed important security related matters in a high level meeting in which top officers of the Army, IAF, BSF, CRPF, police and intelligence agencies were present.
The MeT office has again predicted wet weather from today till July 15 with heavy rains at isolated places.
