Most of the infiltration bids had taken place from across the Kashmir Valley as 'the barbed wire fence gets damaged due to heavy snow,' he said. Of the 72 terrorists who had infiltrated this year, 69 had come via that route, he added.

'Till August 9, 26 infiltration bids have been foiled and 57 terrorists killed,' Bharadwaj said.

However, infiltration was being attempted along the LOC and there have been 72 such bids - 69 from the Valley side and three from Jammu region, he said.

'Our troops have been successfully thwarting the infiltration attempts and also terrorist designs within Jammu and Kashmir,' Bhardwaj said, adding that there were some 650 terrorists active in the state.

There had been a change in the 'operational efficacy' of the militants and an 'upgradation in their quality' Bharadwaj said, adding that the terrorists were now equipped with high-tech gadgets like satellite phones and GPS systems.

He also pointed out that the terrorists have been avoiding direct contact with the security forces 'which could be because of various reasons and also to conserve their dipping numbers'.

Instead, the militants were hitting 'soft targets and are attempting to carry out high profile attacks', the general said.