Srinagar: CRPF Director General G P Singh on Thursday directed personnel to take proactive measures to ensure a safe and peaceful Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas. Singh, who is on a three-day visit to the Kashmir Valley, chaired a Singh, chaired a meeting attended by senior officers and ground commanders of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) here. “On Day 3 of his Kashmir Valley tour, DG @crpfindia Shri @gpsinghips chaired a high-level security review meeting with senior officers and ground commanders at GC Srinagar.
“He emphasised taking proactive measures to ensure a safe and peaceful Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2026,” the Srinagar Sector CRPF said in a post on X. The meeting focused on maintaining normalcy and intensifying operations, and ensuring a safe and peaceful Amarnath Yatra, it said. On Wednesday, the CRPF DG reviewed the force’s operational preparedness for the Yatra, which is scheduled to start from July 3, and stressed the need for seamless coordination among all agencies to ensure a safe pilgrimage.
He had also chaired a meeting attended by senior officers of the CRPF, civil administration, Jammu and Kashmir Police and other agencies involved in securing the annual pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas. The 57-day Amarnath Yatra will begin on July 3 via the twin routes — the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam track in Anantnag district and the shorter but steeper 14-km Baltal track in Ganderbal district — and conclude on August 28, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan.
