SRINAGAR, MAY 23: Governor N.N.
Vohra, Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, chaired a high
level meeting at Raj Bhavan here today to review important security
related issues in regard to the Shri Amarnathji Yatra which is scheduled
to commence on 28th June, 2018. The meeting was attended
by the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police, heads of
State and Central Intelligence Agencies, GOC XV Corps, GOC Victor
Force, senior most officers of the Central Armed Police Forces,
Inspector General of Police Kashmir; CEO and Additional CEO of the Shrine
Board.
Shri S.P. Pani,
Inspector General of Police, Kashmir and Major General J.P. Mathew, GOC, Victor
Force, made detailed presentations regarding the obtaining and emerging
security environment in the State, keeping in view the envisaged objectives of
forces inimical to the prevalence of peace.
Governor
stressed the need for all concerned agencies to keep a close watch and maintain
effective co-ordination to ensure the smooth conduct of the
forthcoming Yatra. The meeting held extensive discussions in regard to
the issues relating to the obtaining security environment in the State;
preparedness for meeting any unforeseen situation arising in the Yatra area;
functioning of the Joint Control Rooms (JCRs) at every Yatra Camp; deployment
of NDRF, SDRF and Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs) of the State Police along
with Rescue Teams of various Security Forces at identified locations on
both Yatra routes; deployment of well equipped Fire Fighting units at
pre-determined points; installation of X-Ray Baggage Scanning Units at
appropriate locations on both the Yatra routes; Access Control arrangements at
the Neelgrath, Panjtarni and Pahalgam Helipads etc.
The meeting
discussed the enforcement of an effective Access Control System at the Baltal
and Nunwan Base Camps and at the Domel and Chandanawari Access Control Gates;
effective traffic regulation from Lakhanpur Check Post onwards; ATC
arrangements for the heli services from the Pahalgam and
Neelgrath to Panjtarni; transit camp arrangements; installation of CCTVs at
various camps and at the Access Control Gates; etc.
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Timing for movement of Shri Amarnathji Yatris
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Stressing the need to strictly enforce the cut-off timings for
the up-convoy from Jammu to Pahalgam / Baltal and down-convoy from Baltal and
Pahalgam to Jammu, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, informed that
the following cut off timings will be strictly enforced for the movement of
Yatris:
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Convoy / vehicles en-route Pahalgam / Baltal from Jammu
shall cross Mir Bazar by 1500 hrs every day.
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Convoy / vehicles en-route Jammu from Pahalgam / Baltal
shall cross Mir Bazar by 1800 hrs every day.
Every day
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Governor directed
Director General of Police; Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir
Divisions; Inspector General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir Divisions to ensure
wide publicity of the Advisories relating to safety and security of Yatris,
including the cut-off timings, through print and electronic media and
particularly display these at Railway Station Jammu; Yatri Niwas Bhagwati
Nagar, Jammu; Lakhanpur Check Post; the On-spot Registration Counters at
Jammu and Srinagar and at Base camps of Baltal and Nunwan and at Panjtarni
through Public Address system by Information Department of the respective
District Administration. He further directed Chief Secretary to ensure
that the roads from Jammu to Srinagar; Srinagar to Baltal; and Anantnag to
Pahalgam are maintained in satisfactory condition for the smooth movement of
the pilgrimage.
Governor directed
DGP and Divisional Administration, Kashmir to strictly enforce the prescribed
regulatory mechanisms and ensure that only those Pilgrims who possessed valid
Yatra Permits were allowed to undertake the Yatra on the date and by the route
for which they had procured Advance Registration. The meeting also
discussed the specific measures which would be enforced for ensuring smooth and
unhindered movement of validly registered Yatris right from the time they enter
into the State and travel to the Holy Cave in order to prevent avoidable
inconvenience to the Yatris.
Noting that the
various Service Providers, particularly ponywallas, labourers, palki
wallas, tent and shop owners, etc play a very important role in the smooth
conduct of Shri Amarnathji Yatra, the Governor directed Divisional Commissioner
Kashmir and IGP Kashmir to ensure that all the Service Providers were enabled
to function in a safe and secure environment in the Yatra area. Governor
observed that the Shrine Board has provided all Service Providers with an
Insurance Cover of Rs. 3 Lakh each and ponies for Rs. 30,000 each against
accidental death in the Yatra area.
Governor advised
Chief Secretary to sensitize the Disaster Management agencies and ensure that
all disaster management related arrangements for the Yatra are subsumed within
the overall disaster management framework of the State. He directed Chief
Secretary to chair an early meeting with DGP, GOC, 15 Corps and heads of all
other security agencies to ensuring pooling of their disaster
related resources at designated locations in the Yatra area.
The meeting was attended by Shri B. B. Vyas, Chief Secretary;
Dr. S. P. Vaid, Director General of Police, J&K; Lt. Gen. A.K. Bhatt, GOC,
Hqrs. 15 Corps; Maj. Gen. J. P. Mathews, GOC, Hqrs, Victor Force; Shri V.S.K.
Kaumudi, Additional Director General, CRPF, J&K Zone; Shri Umang
Narula, Principal Secretary to the Governor and Chief Executive Officer, Shri
Amarnathji Shrine Board; Shri R.K. Goyal, Principal Secretary, Home;
ShriZulfiquar Hasan, IPS, IG, CRPF (Ops), Kashmir; Shri A. G. Mir,
Additional Director General of Police, CID, J&K; Shri
Muneer Ahmed Khan, ADGP, Security & Home Guards; Ms. Sonali Mishra,
IG, BSF; Shri S.P Pani, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir; Shri Ravi Deep
Singh Sahi, IG, CRPF, Srinagar Sector; Gp Capt S Roy Chowdhury, Air Force
Station, Srinagar; and Shri Bhupinder Kumar, Additional Chief Executive
Officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.
