Dehradun, July 13 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 11 Jul: The annual Kanwar Yatra has begun, and Uttarakhand Police has deployed a full-fledged security setup to manage the massive influx of devotees. DGP Deepam Seth personally inspected arrangements along the route on Wednesday and held key meetings with officials.

According to the information, over 7,000 personnel have been deployed. These include 3,000 police personnel, 1,350 Home Guards and PRD, 15 PAC companies, 9 paramilitary companies, bomb disposal teams, anti-terrorist squads, SDRF teams, drone surveillance, and water police teams. Over 500 CCTV cameras have been installed in the yatra zones for 24/7 monitoring through control rooms.

The Neelkanth area has been divided into 1...