Jammu, May 23 -- The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) has become operational at the famous cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra. As per the directives of Manoj Sinha, chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, has operationalised the centre at spiritual growth centre at Katra to enhance pilgrim safety and security, said an official spokesperson.

This state-of-the-art facility utilises a network of 700 CCTV cameras equipped with advanced features like gesture, face recognition and PTZ, enabling real-time monitoring for efficient decision-making and swift response mechanism in the shrine area.

A joint inspection of the ICCC was conducted on Thursday by the CEO Anshul Garg, DIG Udhampur-Reasi range Sarah Riz...