Centre approves deployment of 581 companies of CAPF for Amarnath Yatra security

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the deployment of 581 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to Jammu and Kashmir for providing monolithic information to the Amarnath Yatra 2025 opening connected July 3. 

The MHA has approved the deployment to supply information to the pilgrims, authoritative sources said connected Thursday.

The determination comes up of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s two-day sojourn to the national territory.

The ministry has authorised the J&K medication and constabulary to utilise 156 CAPF companies already stationed successful the region.

“These see 91 CRPF, 30 SSB, 15 CISF, 13 BSF, and 7 ITBP units, each comprising astir 75 to 80 personnel.

“MHA volition dispatch an further 425 companies by June 10, which volition see 130 BSF, 128 CRPF (including 5 women’s units), 67 SSB, 55 ITBP, and 45 CISF companies. The forces volition beryllium connected work till the decision of the yatra connected August 9, aft which they volition beryllium de-inducted.

“A connection regarding the aforesaid has been sent to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of J&K connected May 23. The MHA had responded to a ceremonial petition from the J&K authorities dated May 20, seeking further forces to guarantee a harmless and peaceful pilgrimage season,” sources said.

This year’s Amarnath Yatra begins connected July 3 and volition extremity connected August 9, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan and Shravan Purnima festivals.

The Amarnath cave shrine is situated 3,888 metres supra oversea level successful the Kashmir Himalayas. The cave shrine houses an crystal stalagmite operation that wanes and waxes with the phases of the moon.

Devotees judge that the crystal stalagmite operation symbolises the mythical powers of Lord Shiva. They attack the cave shrine either from the accepted longer Pahalgam way successful Anantnag territory oregon the shorter Baltal way successful Ganderbal district.

(This communicative was taken from a syndicated provender and was edited for benignant by Gujarat Samachar Digital team)