The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has declared all the routes of the Amarnath Cave Shrine “no flying zone”, banning any kind of aviation platforms “, including drones and balloons for the period of travel, including travel and balloons.
This decision comes behind advice from the Union Home Ministry.
“, Shri Amarnathji Yatra, to ensure strong security during 2025, all the routes of Shri Amarnathji Yatra have not been declared any flying zone including both Pahgam Axis and Baltal Axis,” an order issued by the Home Department of Jammu -Kashmir. “Thus, VF has been banned from July 1, 2025 to August 10, 2025,” the order has been banned, “the order said.
The annual Amarnath pilgrimage starts from July 3 this year and will end on 8 August. Protecting the journey is considered one of the biggest security exercises of the valley.
Every year, millions of pilgrims across the country travel to the Himalayan cave temple, which is accessible through popular tourist destinations of Pahalgam and Son Marg.
The decision to declare the routes, Lakhanpur-Jamu-Zemzigund-Pahalgam and Lakhanpur-Jammu-Jammu-Kazigund-Srinagar-Sonmarg, No-Fly Zone are taken due to “prevalent security landscape” in the valley, especially after killing 25 tourists and a local person.
“, Whereas, all stakeholders have discussed the safety scenario prevalent in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and proposed additional logistics provisions and, while the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Gol, have also advised that the entire route of Shri Amarnathji Yatra, 2025 can be declared as” no flying zone “.
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However, the order said that no-fly zone would not be applicable in terms of emergency. “These restrictions will not be applicable to medical withdrawal, disaster management and security forces,” the order stated. “A detailed SOP for such exceptions will be released later.”
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