Srinagar, July 2 -- Security has been beefed up across Jammu and Kashmir to ensure a peaceful and incident-free annual Amarnath Yatra.

The 38-day-long pilgrimage will take place under tight, multi-layered security, combining manpower and modern surveillance technologies.

The UT administration, along with central security agencies, has put the entire Yatra route-from Baltal in Ganderbal to Pahalgam in Anantnag-on high alert.

Air movement has already been completely banned over the Yatra corridor to avoid any aerial threats.

"Maximum deployment of forces is happening across all sensitive zones. We're leaving no stone unturned," a senior official, aware of the security arrangements, told a local news agency.

He said that key security me...