J&K Police’s Special Operations Group conducts a mock drill ahead of the Amarnath Yatra 2026
Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) conducts a mock drill ahead of the Amarnath Yatra 2026 at Yatri Niwas, Pantha Chowk, in Srinagar on Tuesday.
Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel of Jammu and Kashmir police take part in a mock drill ahead of the annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra on June 30, 2026 on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.
The 57-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high Amarnath cave shrine is scheduled to begin on July 3 from two routes, the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam track in Anantnag district and the shorter yet steeper 14-km Baltal route in Ganderbal district.
The first group of pilgrims will depart from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu on July 2.