Amarnath Yatra Starts After 2 Years, Huge Security Arrangements In Place

Amarnath Yatra: "A security grid for protection of tourists and yatris have been established and each jawan involved in the security set of this grid has been given proper de-induction training," a senior police officer told NDTV.

After a gap of two years, the Amarnath Yatra is all set to start today. To keep the 43-day yatra incident free, along with deploying maximum number of troops, aggressive counter terror operations are also being conducted by security forces on ground.

Due to the offensive approach adopted by security agencies, violence by terrorists has come down and the action initiated by forces has gone up. In June this year, as many as 30 terrorists - highest this year - have been eliminated.

Data by the Home Ministry shows, in the first six months of the year, 121 terrorists have been killed by security forces, of which 34 were of foreign origin and 87 locals.

"A security grid for protection of tourists and yatris have been established and each jawan involved in the security set of this grid has been given proper de-induction training," a senior police officer told NDTV.