Jammu, June 25: June 25 A cordon and search operation was conducted in several sensitive areas of R S Pura border belt of Jammu district as part of heightened security measures ahead of the Amarnath yatra, officials said.
The 57-day annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Amarnath will commence on July 3 through the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam track in Anantnag district and the shorter but steeper 14-km Baltal route in Ganderbal district.
The operation was carried out with the assistance of personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), officials said.(PTI)
