RAJOURI: Multi-layer security arrangements have been put in place along the Rajouri-Poonch National Highway (NH-144A) on the second day of the annual Shri Budha Amarnath Yatra, with security forces maintaining heightened vigilance to ensure the safe and smooth movement of pilgrims.
The highway connecting Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch has been covered with enhanced security deployment as pilgrims travel towards the ancient Baba Budha Amarnath shrine in Poonch district.
Personnel from the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF, CISF and other security agencies have been deployed at important locations and along the highway.
Security forces are conducting intensified surveillance, checking and monitoring of movement along the route as part of the arrangements for the ongoing pilgrimage. The measures are aimed at ensuring the safety of devotees as well as maintaining smooth movement of pilgrim vehicles along the strategically important highway.
