Srinagar, July 9 -- The 38-day yatra to the 3,880-metre-high shrine began on July 3 via two routes - the traditional 48-kilometre Nunwan-Pahalgam path in Anantnag district and the shorter but steeper 14-kilometre Baltal route in Ganderbal district.

The pilgrimage will conclude on August 9.

So far, over one lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine.

DIG Sharma, who oversees operations in Jammu, Samba, and Kathua districts, reviewed the security and other arrangements by conducting ground-level inspections and chairing a high-level meeting with officers, according to a police spokesperson.

During the visit, he inspected lodgement centres and Langar sites in all three districts, highlighting the need for coordinated effor...