Amarnath Yatra Security Forces hold joint meeting to review security
Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, the Army conducted a Joint Security Coordinating Conference at Tiger Division, Jammu.
“The top brass of army, police and intelligence officers discussed threat perception and security arrangements for Shri Amarnath Yatra during the high level meeting,” a spokesperson said.
Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Yol based Rising Star Corps or 9 Corps and Additional Director General of Police ADGP Mukesh Singh co-chaired the conference to coordinate operational preparedness of security forces in Jammu and Samba districts.
Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) shared his experience with the participants and directed all departments to review their disaster preparedness.
He laid special emphasis on communication between various control rooms, departments and camp directors and said that effective communication is essential for minimizing casualties in a disaster. He was informed about the various disaster mitigation measures in place.
Maj General Sunder Bahl (Retd) put forth several scenarios and the departments were directed to share their responses. He said the main purpose of the table top exercise is to validate the efficacy of disaster management plans and to highlight roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders, to enhance coordination between the participating departments and address gap areas.
The disaster response strategy for different disasters was discussed and improvisations suggested. The roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders were thoroughly discussed. The participants were directed to maintain close contact with each other so that responses can be effectively coordinated.
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla gave a brief overview of the disaster preparedness measures put in place by the District Administration.
He said that additional accommodation capacity has been added and around 10,000 yatries can be accommodated if need be. He further discussed the location of medical aid centres, deployment of Fire and Emergency services, conduct of fire audits, security measures and sanitation measures that have been put in place.
The responsibilities of various stakeholders like warning about impending disasters, installation of warning signages, track improvement, tent audits, etc. were also discussed.
