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J-K DGP reviews security arrangements for Amarnath Yatra

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Shefali Kohli
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J-K DGP reviews security arrangements for Amarnath Yatra
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) , May 28: Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra- 2022, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Dilbag, Singh on chaired a high-level meeting of senior officers from the Police, the Army and the CAPFs to review the security arrangements and deployment of personnel for the yatra.
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The meeting deliberated on different issues of security of camps, communication network, regulation of traffic management on the national highways and other roads, parking of vehicles and deployment of forces on both the yatra routes of Pahalgam and Baltal, etc. Also Read: PSPCL imposes Rs 72.67 lakh fine on 19 consumers for power theft, violations It was decided that sufficient manpower will be deployed in advance so that the camps and routes of yatra are secured and checked at the earliest. It was decided that rescue teams will be deployed by the Police forces at various places to provide necessary help to the pilgrims. 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.
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The DGP said that the coordination mechanisms and communication systems must be established among the counterparts of all the stakeholders of the army, the CAPFs, the Police and the Civil administration. He said that adequate and effective deployments should be made on the ground to address any vulnerability and to gaps if any. He directed the officers to revisit security plans and fine-tune these at the sectoral level to augment an adequate response to any exigency. He emphasized for focus on ROPs, lateral deployment, and law & order deployment to neutralize threats and meet the challenges. He said that adequate manpower will be available to the jurisdictional officers. The DGP directed that the identified routes of travel and movement, Do's and Don'ts for the pilgrims and Helpline numbers should be made public and be circulated through every possible medium so that the pilgrims could take note and ask for any assistance effortlessly. Also Read: NCB gives clean chit to Aryan Khan, 5 others in drugs case The DGP said that adequate logistics with regard to mobility, CCTVs and other security gadgets will be made available along with sufficient manpower. He said that adequate arrangements with regard to disaster management should be made to tackle any natural calamity. He also highlighted the need to put in place SOPs for any eventuality of fire or flash floods. The meeting was attended in person by ADG CRPF Shri Daljit Singh Choudhary,  IG CRPF Jammu PS Ranpise, DIG JSK range Shri Vivek Gupta an other officials. -PTC News-
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