Srinagar, June 8 (UNI) Director General of Police J&K, Dilbag Singh on Wednesday visited the Yatra Transit Camps on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and took stock of security arrangements for Shri Amarnath Ji yatra.
The DGP visited Yatra Transit Camps at FC Mir-bazaar, Walnut Factory Qazigund and Lamber in Ramban, where he took stock of security arrangements put in place for the pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra.
The 40-day-long Amarnath Yatra will commence on June 30 and will continue till August 11 in the Himalayan range of Kashmir valley.
He also reviewed security arrangements at Navyug Tunnel and interacted with the jurisdictional and CRPF officers and sought their reports regarding the security arrangements and area domination en route the national highway.
Singh interacted with the officers and directed them for tightening the security arrangements for smooth conduct of the pilgrimage.
He also directed the officers to further augment security arrangements and keep a vigil on suspicious elements/ movement along the route and areas surrounding the yatra transit camps.
The DGP emphasised for increased coordination and communication among the forces for quick response to the requirements for security and assistance of yatris.
He also stressed for greater synergy to ensure a smooth and secure pilgrimage. The security grid needs to be strengthened and all important locations en route be kept under continuous surveillance round-the-clock, he directed.
Singh said that all important places, including the ‘langars’ (community kitchens) and parking places should be brought under security cover and stressed for sharing the inputs among the agencies for preventive measures.
The DGP directed for area domination and joint patrolling of forces along the NHW.
He later travelled to the District Police Office Ramban to take a first-hand appraisal of security arrangements in the district.
During the meeting, the DGP took stock of security preparedness at the upcoming yatra niwas and en route national highway in the district for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra.
Interacting with the officers, the DGP emphasised that local and highway security grids need to be kept fully geared up at all levels and joint efforts of all security forces must continue to conduct smoothly the pilgrimage of SANJY.
He reviewed the additional security measures being taken at the National Highway and also discussed traffic management on the National Highway.
The senior officers from JKP & CRPF briefed the DGP about the deployment plan and other necessary arrangements put in place for smooth conduct of Shri Amarnath Yatra.
The DGP was accompanied by IG CRPF (KOS) M S Bhatia, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, DIG South Kashmir Range Abdul Jabbar, DIG CRPF Anantnag, Dinesh Pratab Upadhay, SSP Kulgam GV Sundeep Charkravarthy, CO 24 Bn CRPF YN Rai, CO 46 Bn CRPF Arun Dev Sharma, ASP Kulgam Majid Malik, 2IC 163 CRPF, Manoj Kumar Sicon and other jurisdictional officers up to Lamber, where DIG DKR Sunil Gupta and SSP Ramban Mohita Sharma joined the officers.
