SRINAGAR, JUNE 22: Governor N. N. Vohra,
Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, chaired a meeting of senior officers
of the State Administration, Army, Para Military forces and Intelligence
Agencies at the Raj Bhavan here today to review the action taken on the
decisions arrived at in the first Security Review Meeting held on 15th May 2017
and, besides, to take stock of the development which had taken place since
then, to be fully prepared regarding the security arrangements for the Shri
Amarnathji Yatra which is commencing on 29th June, 2017.
Governor stressed the need for all concerned agencies to keep a
sustained close watch and maintain seamless co-ordination to ensure the
security of the forthcoming Yatra.
The meeting undertook an extensive review of all important issues
relating to the obtaining security environment in the State; preparedness for
meeting any unforeseen situation arising during the Yatra; functioning of the
Joint Control Rooms at every Yatra Camp; linking up Joint Control Rooms with
the MET Department and the District Disaster Management Units; deployment of Mountain
Rescue Teams (MRTs) of the State Police along with Rescue Teams of various
Security Forces at identified locations on both the Yatra routes; deployment of
well equipped Fire Fighting teams at pre-determined points etc.
Governor directed DGP, J&K to strictly enforce an effective traffic
regulation mechanism from Lakhanpur Check Post onwards to Chandanwari and
Baltal; to keep track of all Yatra related vehicular movements, particularly
for ensuring the unhindered movement of registered Yatris to the Holy Cave. He
advised the Chief Secretary and GoC XV Corps to issue clear directions to PWD
and BRO, respectively, for ensuring that the road from Jammu to Srinagar,
Khanabal to Pahalgam and Srinagar to Baltal is maintained in proper condition
for the smooth movement of the pilgrimage.
The meeting was attended by Sh. B.B. Vyas, Chief Secretary; Dr. S.P.
Vaid, Director General of Police, J&K; Lt. Gen. J.S. Sandhu, GOC, Hqrs. 15
Corps; Sh. Umang Narula, Principal Secretary to the Governor and Chief Executive
Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board; Sh. R.K Goyal, Principal Secretary Home;
Sh. S.N. Shrivastava Spl. DG CRPF; Maj. Gen. B.S. Raju, GOC, Hqrs, Victor
Force; Sh. Baseer Ahmed Khan, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir; Sh. Zulfiqar
Hassan, IG CRPF (Ops), Kashmir; Sh. A.G. Mir, IGP, CID; Ms. Sonali
Mishra, IG BSF, Kashmir; Sh. Ravi Deep Singh Sahi, IG CRPF, Srinagar; Air
Commodore V.S. Choudhary, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station, Srinagar;
Sh. Muneer Khan, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir; seniormost officers of
the Central Intelligence Agencies and Mr. Jitendra K. Singh, Additional Chief
Executive Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.
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