Srinagar- With just over a week left for the annual Amarnath Yatra to commence, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Tuesday asked his officers to make adequate use of modern security gadgets, including CCTVs and drones to further augment the security at important yatra locations and en-route.
Singh passed these directions while chairing a high-level security review meeting here at police headquarters, a police spokesperson said Tuesday. In the meeting, the DGP took a comprehensive review of the security arrangements being placed for the yatra.
Special DG CID, R. R Swain, ADGPs S. J. M. Gillani, M.K Sinha, Vijay Kumar and other officers from various wings of the police attended the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, the DGP said that after the successful conduct of very important events, police is ready with the next big assignment of Amarnath Yatra, an annual and very significant event.
The DGP directed for optimum utilization of available resources in accommodating the requirements of District Police units which are directly concerned with the Yatra.
Emphasizing for putting in extra efforts in ensuring the incident free yatra, Singh directed for mobilization of manpower from different wings & districts. He also directed for dovetailing the BDS teams at important locations with deployments.
He further directed the officers to ensure that all the SOPs are followed in letter and spirit and stressed for fixing the responsibility of each team head deputed for the yatra. Singh directed the officers to submit the requirements, if any which he said would be provided on priority.
The DGP directed for deploying assistance teams with all required tools at base camps and other important places for assistance and help to the pilgrims. He directed for placing all possible security arrangements of Base Camps and strengthening the communication network.
He stressed for effective and planned regulation of traffic management on national highway and other roads, parking of vehicles and deployment of forces on both the yatra routes of Pahalgam and Baltal etc. He directed that the conduct of deployed personnel should be exemplary, adding that they are also doing facilitation duty besides ensuring safe and secure event.
The DGP emphasized upon the officers to make adequate use of modern security gadgets/technology including CCTVs, drones to further augment the security at important Yatra locations and en-route.
According to the spokesperson, the DGP stressed for keeping special focus on sensitive locations and base camps including dhabas, langars, eateries & parking places.
Singh, he said, directed for deployment of quick response teams to provide immediate assistance to the pilgrims. Directing for establishing of special help lines for the pilgrims, the DGP stressed that helpline numbers of PCRs, District Police officers including SDPOs, & SHOs should be made public and be circulated through every possible medium so that yatris could take note and ask for any assistance effortlessly.
“He directed for conducting the mock drills of different contingency plans and also to conduct dry run of convoy under the supervision of senior officers well before the start of the Yatra,” he added.
The ADGP Jammu and ADGP Kashmir apprised the DGP regarding the arrangements with regard to security and deployment of manpower in their respective zones to ensure peaceful Yatra.
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