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J&K Police seeks over 22,000 additional personnel 6/10/2018 11:04:23 PM Agencies New Delhi, June 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has sought around 22,500 additional paramilitary personnel for deployment along the entire route of the Amarnath pilgrimage, for which multi-tier security arrangements will be put in place, officials said today. The pilgrimage to the shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas begins on June 28. Tracking of pilgrims' movement through satellites, installation of jammers, CCTV cameras and bulletproof bunkers, deployment of dog squads and quick reaction teams will be part of thesecurity drill along pilgrimage routes. The heightened security arrangements will be put in place with the involvement ofthe Army, paramilitary forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Police in view of an analysis by security agencies which suggested vulnerability of pilgrims,an official privy to the development said. The Jammu and Kashmir Police is seeking additional 225 companies of paramilitary forces for deployment along the pilgrimage route. These forces will join the the existing forces operating in Jammu and Kashmir, the official said. A company of paramilitary comprises 100 personnel. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reviewed security arrangements for the Amaranth yatra during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir last week. Singh has been told that multi-tier security will be put in place for the smooth conduct of the pilgrimagewhich attracts lakhs of pilgrims every year, another official said. A total of around 40,000 personnel are expected to be deployed during this year's pilgrimage. Around 35,000 troops were deployed during the Amarnath pilgrimage in 2017. The Ministry of Home Affairs is also looking intovarious other aspects of the security set-up during the nearly two-month long pilgrimage to the cave shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva in the Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir, the official said. A total of 2.60 lakh pilgrims offered prayers at the shrine last year. Amarnath shrine is situated in a narrow gorge at the farther end of Lidder Valley.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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