India, May 21 -- The Amarnath Yatra this year is likely to see an unprecedented security grid with 900 companies of paramilitary forces and additional deployment of the army, according to a senior home department official.

The developments come in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, 25 tourists and a local, and the India-Pakistan conflict that ensued. The 38-day long pilgrimage to the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas begins July 3.

"Deliberations to chalk out a foolproof security mechanism are on. Tentatively, around 900 companies of various paramilitary forces like CRPF, SSB, ITBP and BSF are likely to be deployed by the Centre," said a top official in the home department, requesting anonym...