Punjab Police has devised a comprehensive, multi-layered, and inter-agency security and coordination plan, deploying advanced surveillance, strategic force deployment, and round-the-clock coordination to ensure that the upcoming annual Amarnath Yatra takes places smoothly, said officials privy to the developments.

The Amarnath Yatra is scheduled to commence on July 3 and will continue until August 9.

This annual pilgrimage attracts hundreds of thousands of devotees from all across India, many of whom travel through Punjab, particularly the Pathankot district, on their way to the holy cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. On Wednesday, Punjab`s Special Director General of Police (Law and Order), Arpit Shukla, chaired a high-level, comprehensive security and coordination meeting, reported PTI.