All necessary security arrangements have been put in place to ensure a smooth conduct of the annual Amarnath Yatra which commences on June 29, Director General, CRPF, Rajiv R Bhatnagar, said today.


He said whatever additional paramilitary personnel were required have been brought in and "all the arrangements have been done" for the Yatra which concludes on August 7.


"Sixty-five additional companies have come here from our side (CRPF), and nearly 200 additional companies (of all security forces) in total are being deployed," he said.


Bhatnagar told reporters, "Meetings with the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, local administration have been done and all the security arrangements, whether on the yatra route, base camp or (for paying) obeisance at the cave shrine, have been made."

Nearly 30,000 paramilitary personnel besides the local police will be deployed to ensure proper security for the Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir beginning June 29.

The security personnel will be deployed along the two routes during the pilgrimage to the high-altitude shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva.

The security has been upped in view of the continued terror attacks in Kashmir.