India, March 18 -- Deputy Inspector General of Police, Udhampur-Reasi range, Sarah Rizvi on Tuesday reviewed security arrangements at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and along the pilgrimage route ahead of the Navratri festival, set to begin March 19, officials said.

Chairing a joint security review meeting at Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage, Rizvi assessed the measures in place to ensure smooth and peaceful conduct of the festival, which witnesses a large influx of pilgrims.

She directed setting up random naka points to intensify vehicle checking and round-the-clock joint long-range patrolling by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), officials said.

She called for enhanced ...