DGP reviews security arrangements for Amarnath Yatra

Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police K Rajendra Kumar today reviewed the security arrangements and deployment of personnel for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra at a meeting here.
"Night domination and Nakas by the joint forces with a close vigil on the suspicious elements should be ensured in the areas including the national highway and border areas to foil any attempt by the anti-national elements (to disrupt the yatra)," Kumar said addressing a high level meeting of police, army and central paramilitary officers here.
The meeting was convened to discuss the security arrangements and deployment of personnel for ensuring Yatra in a befitting manner, an official spokesman said.

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 smooth and peaceful conduct of the yatra, which is scheduled to commence on July 2.
Kumar, deliberating on different issues, emphasised for special focus on sensitive locations and base camps while putting in place the security arrangements.
He said input sharing among the agencies would help to take preventive measures and strengthen the security grid.

"Only the registered pilgrims should be allowed to proceed on yatra in order to avoid any attempt by the unscrupulous persons," he said.

Giving the credit to the people of the state and all security agencies for the peaceful conduct of the previous yatras, the DGP said "it is because of well planned coordination among the security agencies and the people's cooperation that large number of pilgrims had visited the holy cave during the previous years which concluded peacefully".
He emphasised on interaction with the people for their cooperation in making the yatra peaceful.
"People of the State have proved themselves peace loving and shown their generousness towards the pilgrims," he said.
It was disclosed that sufficient manpower from army, central para-military forces and police including women police and teams from NDRF and SDRF are being deployed for the yatra, the spokesman said.

While discussing the traffic arrangements during the yatra in capital cities and the twin routes leading to the Holy Cave, the DGP stressed upon the officers that while making arrangements, it should be ensured that local commuters are not put to any inconvenience.