JAMMU, May 29: 581 companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed for security of Shri Amarnath Ji pilgrimage which will take place from July 3-August 9 to ensure smooth conduct of annual yatra
The deployment will be in place by second week of June to give enough time to the troops for security of the pilgrims right from Lakhanpur, the entry gate of Jammu and Kashmir to twin base camps of Nunwan (Pahalgam) in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district of Kashmir.
Nearly 150 companies of Central Armed Police Forces are already present in Jammu and Kashmir and the rest will be sent from different parts of the country
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