Shyam Sood
Rajouri, June 19: The Northern Army Commander, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Monday inspected the ongoing arrangements on both the routes of Shri Amarnath Yatra 2023 where he was briefed on the multi-tiered security arrangements.
Local Commanders briefed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi about multi-tiered security arrangements, including night domination through night vision devices, snipers, drone systems, bomb disposal squads, dog squads, & counter IED equipment.
He was also briefed about the vehicle repair and recovery teams to ensure the smooth movement of convoys and synergy with the civil agencies being undertaken to make the Yatra incident free.
He was also shown the arrangements made by BRO, Indian Air Force and teams from the High Altitude Warfare School.
The Yatra for the duration of two months will commence on 1 July & two routes include the Southern route through Baltal (Ganderbal) and the Northern route through Phelgam (In Anantnag).
Army officials informed that the road stretch to the Holy Cave Shrine is almost clear for the induction of pilgrims.
In coordination with Civil Administration, NGOs, and other agencies, Army is establishing multiple medical detachments with special arrangements of Oxygen cylinders and control rooms at various places along both the routes for humanitarian aid that will be operational round the clock.
Various civil aviation agencies have been incorporated for providing air travel facilities to the devotees.
Army has established Helipads at multiple locations for medical emergencies and to cater to other airlift requirements.
Army has also established a number of Yatri camps with adequate availability of tents along with special winter clothing arrangements to provide habitat and comfort during the Holy Yatra.
Based on the experiences of the cloud burst during the Amarnath Yatra 2022, civil rescue teams and avalanche rescue teams will also be deployed enroute systematically to mitigate any kind of disaster. Earth movers will also be placed at multiple locations enroute for emergencies.
A seamless communication network of both routes has also been operationalised. SFF detachments will also be overlooking the security of the people.
The Army said that ‘All Inclusive Approach’ has been followed to synergize the efforts with all civil agencies, including joint training, joint operation, joint exercises, and mock drills being conducted to ensure the seamless and successful conduct of the Yatra this year.
The Northern Army commander, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi appreciated the good work of all agencies and the synergy between them.
He complimented them for their proactive action and exhorted them to meet future challenges.
