Amit Shah To Chair High-Level Meet

Amid intelligence inputs of expected attempts by Pakistan-based terrorists to disrupt the yatra, Home Minister Amit Shah will review arrangements in a high-level meeting which will be held later this week.

"All stakeholders which are part of yatra would be part of this meeting and issues relating to arrangements being made for yatra would be discussed and resolved," a senior Home Ministry official said.

According to him, apart from the security aspect, issues on other aspects of Yatra would also be discussed.

"This year there was heavy snow on both tracks, so the Border Road Organisation has been given time till June 15 to clear the tracks properly and to make proper arrangements for the people visiting Amarnath," he said.

Last year, 3.45 lakh people visited the holy cave.

"Forty-five percent of them came from the Baltaal route and the remaining 55 percent from the Pahalgam route.

This year more than five lakhs people are expected to reach Amarnath, so arrangements are being made accordingly," a senior officer on the ground said.