SRINAGAR: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh chaired a meeting of Kashmir Zone Senior Police officers at PHQ and reviewed the preparedness of security arrangements and deployment of personnel for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra- 2023 (SANJY), besides the acquisition of land for infrastructure and issues of welfare of Police personnel and martyrs were discussed.
Speaking on the occasion, Dilbag Singh while complimenting the JK Police and other security forces for ensuring foolproof security arrangements of the G-20 meeting, said that elaborate security arrangements should be made to ensure secure and peaceful conduct of Amarnath yatra as was done last year. The DGP said that all the arrangements for the deployment and distribution of manpower need to be synchronized at different levels for the conduct of the yatra.
Singh said that adequate and effective deployments should be made on the ground to address any vulnerabilities and gaps if any. He directed the officers to fine-tune these at a sectoral level to augment an adequate response to any exigency.
The top police officer also directed for making use of modern tools like CCTV Cameras, drones to monitor the security situation during the Yatra. He said that adequate arrangements with regard to disaster management should be made to tackle any natural calamity.
He emphasized focus on ROPs, lateral deployment, QRTs, BD squad and added that adequate manpower has to be deployed to accomplish the task. He directed for placing additional Naka points at sensitive places.
The DGP stressed upon the officers present in the meeting to maintain close coordination with their ranks and other security agencies to achieve better results and called for an effective mechanism and planning for the smooth and peaceful conduct of the yatra.
He emphasized officers for special focus on sensitive locations and base camps while putting in place the security arrangements. He directed for making use of modern tools like CCTV Cameras, drones to monitor the security situation during the Yatra. He said that adequate arrangements with regard to disaster management should be made to tackle any natural calamity.
DGP said that local & highway security grids need to be kept fully geared up at all levels. He also discussed traffic management on the National Highway.
He directed for publicity of the helpline numbers, and assistance booths of J&K so that Yatris could identify them easily if encountering any issue or problem. He directed for providing the best possible boarding, lodging and other facilities for the jawans and officers deployed during the yatra.
During the meeting, various matters related to the acquisition of land for executing new projects of infrastructural development and the implementation of various welfare measures in letter and spirit for the police personnel and SPO were discussed threadbare. (KNO)
