Katra/Jammu, Dec. 28 -- A robust security plan has been put in place at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district to handle the heavy influx of devotees during the New Year, Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Bhim Sen Tuti, has said.
He said more than 550 CCTV cameras are keeping a vigil on the yatra track and surrounding areas, with live feeds being monitored round-the-clock from a centralised control room. "The control room is jointly manned by the officials of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, J-K Police and central armed paramilitary forces. Alerts generated through the system are responded to immediately," the Jammu police chief told reporters in Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the shri...