CEO SMVDSB critiques Yatra preparedness forward of New-12 months

Excelsior Correspondent

KATRA, Dec 16: To have a complete overview of safety and operational preparedness of the shrine for hassle-free pilgrimage previous to onset of New 12 months-2024, Chief Government Officer, Anshul Garg as we speak presided over a gathering with safety companies and different stakeholders at Religious Progress Centre, Katra.
Laying deal with the sleek regulation of Yatra, CEO stated that aside from deployment of safety personnel, CCTVs shall be performing as watchdogs enroute Bhawan and Katra. Apart from, the stakeholders shall be sure that the pilgrims earlier than embarking on the Yatra, put on the legitimate RFID card always.
The CEO harassed for motion on various fronts for problem free pilgrimage by efficient crowd administration, augmentation of holding areas on the monitor and in Katra city, understanding plans for decongestion of your complete monitor, notably the world at Parvati Bhawan at Bhawan having services like lockers, washrooms and ready halls, strict regulation of entry, exit routes at Bhawan and all time surveillance by means of devoted CCTV community of over 700 cameras.
The CEO additionally reviewed numerous elements of the catastrophe administration measures and directed to make common bulletins for the decongestion of the group on the monitor.
A slew of directives had been additionally issued by the Chair to the involved quarters for motion of autos, sanitation and ingesting water preparations and illumination of darkish spots at Katra city. He additional harassed the safety companies and different stakeholders to confirm and conduct census of pony porters to thwart any suspicious component on the monitor.
Within the assembly, Mohd Suleman Choudhary DIG Udhampur-Reasi Vary, highlighted main challenges for the deployed safety forces in coming days for managing the anticipated inflow of pilgrims on New 12 months. He briefed that extra forces as per request shall be deployed in and round Katra and on the monitor enroute Bhawan in coordination with different safety companies to make sure fool-proof safety and efficient Yatra administration.
SSP Reasi and Commandant CRPF offered an in depth safety grid to be put in place and mentioned numerous safety measures going to be positioned on the onset of New 12 months enroute to the Holy Shrine, apart from deployment of QRTs (fast response groups) and a multi-tier safety grid comprising police, CRPF and different paramilitary forces.
Amongst these current within the assembly had been, Further CEO, Jt CEOs; Dy CEO, Asstt CEO SMVDSB, SDM Bhawan; SP Katra; SDPO Katra, and officers from Military, IB, CID, SMVDSB and different intelligence companies.