Kashmir: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the Baltal Base camp in Ganderbal, one of many routes to the holy cave, to evaluation the safety preparations and varied services for the pilgrims forward of the upcoming Amarnath Yatra 2024.
“Immediately, I visited the Baltal Base camp of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra within the Ganderbal district. I took inventory of the safety preparations for the holy Yatra and varied services together with medicines, oxygen, water, meals, sanitation, and telecom connectivity alongside the route and pilgrim camp,” LG Sinha wrote on his ‘X’ deal with.
The LG was accompanied by all Heads of Departments (HODs) concerned in Yatra preparations. At Baltal, he held a gathering with officers and directed them to take all obligatory steps to make sure the pilgrimage is easy and safe.
In the meantime, Inspector Common of Police, Kashmir Zone, VK Birdi, reviewed the preparations for the peaceable conduct of the Amarnath Yatra throughout a gathering on the Police Management Room in Kashmir. All subject officers briefed the IGP Kashmir in regards to the safety plan, together with the particular necessities of their respective districts and the safety preparations put in place for the sleek conduct of the Amarnath Yatra.
Whereas directing the officers, the IGP Kashmir intently examined the SOPs formulated for coordinating safety efforts and making certain a unified strategy in managing exigencies arising from operational, pure, and artifical disasters.
Emphasizing the protected and safe motion of pilgrims as the highest precedence, he reviewed the deployment and operational readiness of the road-opening events, stressing the necessity for vigilant patrolling and monitoring alongside highways. Officers have been instructed to make sure sturdy night time dominations to forestall any untoward incidents through the night time. He additionally directed that mock drills be carried out based mostly on the SOPs to judge their effectiveness on the bottom.
It was determined that the safety grid shall be additional strengthened to watch anti-national components (ANEs) and terrorist associates by producing actionable intelligence. Particularly tight safety measures shall be put in place in any respect tenting websites, together with the set up of CCTV cameras in any respect strategic areas.
