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On Wednesday, security forces drilled mock drills at Baltal Base Camp to prepare for Amarnath Yatra starting from 3 July. In which several agencies including Jammu and Kashmir Police, NDRF, SDRF, 49 Battalion CRPF, Army, Health Department and Fire Brigade participated. All these were checking the preparations to evacuate the pilgrims on the arrival of natural disasters, the arrival of natural disasters.
Here, this year, security agencies have started profileing and geo tagging of Dhok (huts) built in the forests of the journey route.
The Forest Department will no longer give permission to make any dhok on the journey route without police verification. UAV surveillance, mobile jammer and AI-competent tracking are being implemented on suspected Dhoks.
Significantly, the Amarnath Yatra will run from July 3 to August 9. Many new arrangements are being made in view of the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April.
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All the vehicles coming and going in the state were checked to search for suspected terrorists.
The NDRF team also drilled the preparations for the rescue of the people in the case of natural disaster.
The army also practiced an encounter with terrorists to save the pilgrims safely.
Special arrangements are being made for 2025 Amarnath Yatra this time
- The face reconstruction system (FRS) has been installed on both routes. This system will alert security forces as soon as the black listed people and active terrorists in the valley come on camera. Photos of terrorists and suspected overground workers have been uploaded in this system.
- Jammer is being installed for the first time for the protection of the convoy, which the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will provide security. 581 companies of armed forces will be deployed. About 42000 to 58,000 personnel will be deployed.
- For the safety of passengers on the journey route, 156 companies were already posted in Jammu and Kashmir, while 425 new companies will be deployed by June 10.
- There will be a verification of the pony people carrying the devotees on their shoulders. Pony/Pitthu service with criminal records will not be allowed to run.
- Those horse-mules have also been tagged, on which the devotees will sit on a journey. So that they can be tracked real time when they are removed from the route.
- Road opening party will be monitored by a quick action team for immediate action on threats, Bomb Defwel Squad, K9 units (particularly trained dogs) and drones.
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.
What to keep in mind …
During the journey, keep medical certificate, 4 passport size photos, Aadhaar card, RFID card, travel application form with you. Practice 4 to 5 km of walking every day in terms of physical fitness. Do pranayama and exercise like breath yoga. Keep woolen clothes, raincoats, tracking sticks, water bottles and bags of essential medicines with you in the journey.
Himani Shivling is made in Amarnath
Amarnath Shivalinga is a wonderful natural Himan manufactured structure, called Himani Shivling. The Amarnath cave is located at an altitude of about 3,888 meters above sea level. This cave is north facing, which reaches the direct light of the sun very rarely. This keeps the temperature inside the cave below 0 ° C, which makes the ice easily freezing.
Water drips from the roof of the cave, which comes from the melting of the surrounding glaciers or ice. If the water slowly falls down, it moves upwards in the shape of a column or penis. It is scientifically called stalagmite.