Reviews security and deployment arrangements for Yatra
SANJAY-2025
Kulgam : June 24, 2025
Deputy inspector General South kashmir range Anantnag *Shri Javaid Iqbal Matoo-IPS* chaired a meeting of senior officers from Police, Army & CAPFs to review the security arrangements and deployment of personnel for the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra- 2025 at Qazigund, Kulgam.
The meeting was attended in person by Senior officers of Police including SSP Kulgam *Shri Sahil Sarangal-IPS*, Army, CRPF and BSF.
The meeting deliberated on different issues of security of camps, communication network, regulation of traffic management on national highway and other roads, parking of vehicles and deployment of forces. It was decided that sufficient manpower will be deployed in advance so that the camps and routes of yatra are secured and checked at the earliest. It was decided that rescue teams will be deployed by the Police forces at various places to provide necessary help to the yatris.
The DIG 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. He emphasised upon officers for special focus on sensitive locations and base camps while putting in place the security arrangements.
The DIG said that the coordination mechanisms and communication systems must be established among the counterparts of all the stakeholders of army, CAPFs, Police and Civil administration. He said that adequate and effective deployments should be made on ground to address any vulnerability and to gaps if any. He directed the officers to revisit security plans and fine tune these at sectoral level to augment an adequate response to any exigency. He emphasized for focus on ROPs, lateral deployment, law & order deployment to neutralize threats and meet the challenges. He said that adequate manpower will be available to the jurisdictional officers.
The DIG directed that the identified routes of travel and movement, Do’s and Don’ts for the yatris and said that adequate logistics with regard to mobility, CCTVs and other security gadgets will be made available along with sufficient manpower.
The officers representing different forces gave their suggestions for smooth conduct of SANJY-2025. The officers apprised the DIG regarding their requirements and also briefed about the measures formulated for the peaceful conduct of the yatra.
