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.
Jammu-Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Shesh Paul Vaid said that it is the responsibility of the police force in the state to provide security and safety to the Amarnath pilgrims who are in the state for the annual pilgrimage to the Hindu holy site.
Three MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were on Friday deployed to rescue aged and sick Amarnath pilgrims who were stranded at Panjtarni because of bad weather.
With these, the death toll in this year's yatra has gone up to six including three pilgrims, one BSF officer, one palanquin carrier and one yatra volunteer.
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