Amarnath Yatra 2026: Amit Shah chairs meeting to review security preparedness

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National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha chair a high-level meeting to review the security and operational preparedness for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra, in New Delhi, on June 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (June 12, 2026) chaired a high-level meeting to review the security and operational preparedness for the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said.

The meeting was attended by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director-General G.P. Singh, besides other senior security and administrative officials.

The 57-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the Himalayas requires a massive security deployment, with the Central and Union Territory agencies working in close tandem.

Officials said the agencies are combining advanced surveillance technology, intelligence-led monitoring, and multi-agency coordination to ensure a completely secure environment for the devotees.

Pilgrims will travel through the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter but steeper 14-km Baltal route in Ganderbal district.

Earlier this week, Lieutenant Governor Sinha reviewed the preparations, directing departments and security agencies to ensure smooth arrangements covering infrastructure, security, healthcare, sanitation, connectivity and pilgrim services.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has also deployed sophisticated screening and anti-sabotage equipment.

These include portable RCIED jammers, deep search metal detectors, explosive and liquid explosive detectors, non-linear junction detectors (NLJDs), contraband busters, prodder vehicle search mirrors, optical fibrescopes, multi-type CCTV systems, XBIS, vehicle-mounted XBIS, multi-zone DFMDs (Fixed/multizone), HHMDs, search metal detectors, and other speciali