Chairs high level meet in Srinagar, finalises security plan for annual pilgrimage; officers brief Govind Mohan about arrangements
Srinagar: Government of India Home Secretary Govind Mohan has directed the army top brass to ensure safe and incident free forthcoming Amarnath Yatra, slated to commence on July 3.
Chairing a high-level review meeting to finalise the security plan for the upcoming 38-day annual pilgrimage, the GoI Home Secretary called on the officers to put foolproof security measures in place for the safety of the pilgrims.
As per sources, senior officials from JK Police, Army, paramilitary forces, including CRPF, SSB, ITBP BSF, and intelligence agencies attended the meeting.
The participants included J&K Chief Secretary, Atal Duloo, Director General of J&K Police, Nalin Prabhat, Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA), Director Generals of Border Security Force (BSF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Railway Protection Force (RPF), Additional Director Generals of Central Reserve Police Force and BSF.
Joint Director Intelligence Bureau, Principal Home Secretary Kashmir, Northern Command GOC 15 Corps, GOCs pf 16 and 9 Corps, Additional Director General (ADG) CID, Special Director Intelligence Bureau, Chairman Railway Board, IG BSF Jammu, Joint Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh, ADG ITBP, Special DG Coordination, GM Northern Railway, IG NIA, IG CRPF, CEO Shrine Board, IGP Kashmir, IGP Jammu, Div Com Kashmir and Div Com Jammu.
He also reviewed the security preparedness and held deliberations about the prevailing security scenario in J&K. The meeting discussed detailed security and logistical assessment for the pilgrimage, which attracts lakhs of devotees from across the country. (KNO)
