Srinagar- Just days ahead of the annual Amarnath yatra to begin, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Monday directed security forces to use drones and other necessary tools to monitor the security of pilgrims, besides installing CCTV cameras at important locations to monitor the movement of suspects.
Singh passed these directions while chairing a joint meeting of Jammu Zone Police & the officers of central armed police forces (CAPFs) at Police Control Room Jammu. He also reviewed the security arrangements and deployment plans for the Amarnath yatra in Jammu Zone, a police spokesperson said Monday.
Addressing the meeting, he said, the DGP emphasized on all the officers to maintain very close coordination which he said, is of utmost importance to ensure an incident free yatra.
Singh, he said, directed that the sectoral officers and PCRs must have the information regarding the availability and location of special teams like Drone Units, bomb disposal squad, dog squad, quick reaction teams (QRTs) to ensure that services of these teams are utilised on real time basis in case of any emergency.
The spokesperson said that the DGP reiterated that every officer deputed for the yatra must be aware of his/her role of responsibility.
“He directed for effective and efficient deployment at Yatri Niwas Jammu, National Highway and other important places for safe and secure pilgrimage. He directed for the use of drones and other necessary tools to monitor the security of pilgrims. The DGP directed the officers to ensure that all SOPs issued for the purpose are followed in letter and spirit,” the spokesperson said.
The DGP, he said, directed the officers to issue SOPs to the field officers and conduct the mock drills as recommended in SOPs and get ready for the forthcoming task. He directed for sufficient deployment of manpower at Railway stations and Airports to assist the traveling pilgrims.
With regard to vehicular traffic movement, the spokesperson said, Singh directed to ensure that lane discipline is followed to avoid unnecessary jamming. He directed that every traffic police personnel deployment for traffic management should be given wireless coverage which he said is an effective tool for real time coordination.
“Any traffic jamming at any place on National Highway should be communicated with all the beat officers so that necessary steps are taken accordingly,” Singh said, while passing directions to use cameras and other necessary tools to monitor the vehicular movement.
The DGP directed the officers to formulate contingency plans, with focus on disaster management and swift response mechanism, to deal with any untoward situation during the yatra.
The DGP directed for installing CCTV cameras at all important locations including lungars, eateries and petrol pumps to monitor the movement of suspects,” the spokesperson said.
The DGP J&K later on visited Base Camp, Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu and took first hand stock of arrangements of security deployments, logistic facilities for yatris and traffic arrangements for vehicle parking being put in place for the pilgrimage of Amarnath Yatra. He was accompanied by ADGP Jammu Zone, IG CRPF Jammu Sector and other senior officers of Police & CAPFs.
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