Union Home Minister Amit Shah will begin his three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir today.

During this visit, he will address a mega public rally, flag off the first Srinagar-Sharjah direct flight, lay foundation stones of two medical colleges and chair a high-level security review meeting.

This will be his first visit to J&K after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories.

Shah will arrive in Srinagar accompanied by the Home Secretary A.K. Bhalla, other senior officials of the Home Ministry, heads of most of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and the intelligence agencies including the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

Amit Shah’s itinerary

The Home Minister will lay the foundation stones of two new government medical colleges (GMCs) for Udhampur and Handwara.

He will flag off the first Srinagar-Sharjah direct flight and address a mega public rally in Jammu city and on Sunday, will inaugurate an IIT block in Jammu.

He will also be reviewing various developmental projects under the Prime Minister’s package in addition to a scheduled interaction with Panchayat Raj representatives including Panchs, Sarpanchs, BDC and DDC members.

The Home Minister will also hold a top-level meeting in Srinagar which will be the first major security review after the targeted civilian killings by the terrorists.

Jitendra Singh and the Lt Governor will be present during the meeting.

Security has been beefed up in Srinagar and Jammu cities ahead of this visit and makeshift check posts have been set up. Frisking and checking of people have been intensified.

Roads leading to Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) have been made off-limits for three days starting today.

Besides this, CCTV cameras, unmanned aerial vehicles, sniffer dogs have been deployed.