Amarnath Yatra: Officials conduct mock drill at Yatri Niwas base camp; yatra set to begin on July 3

Joint mock drill carried out to guarantee security of pilgrims forward of Amarnath Yatra (Image credit score: PTI)

NEW DELHI: Security forces carried out a complete joint mock drill on Monday at Yatri Niwas, the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra in J&Okay, as a preemptive measure to guarantee security throughout the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. Buses have been despatched below full safety cowl to check preparedness.The first batch of pilgrims might be flagged off from the Jammu base camp on July 2. The Yatra will formally begin on July 3 by way of each the Baltal and Pahalgam routes.Speaking to reporters, Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Sachin Kumar Vaishy, mentioned all preparations for the Yatra have been accomplished. (*3*) he mentioned.The train aimed to assess emergency preparedness within the occasion of landslides or different pure disasters throughout the pilgrimage and to guarantee a immediate response in case of any unlucky incident. The simulation concerned rescuing stranded autos and offering quick assist to injured pilgrims, with safety and catastrophe response groups effectively coordinating evacuation and medical help.Earlier, on Sunday, a joint mock landslide drill was carried out by the Indian Army, CRPF, J&Okay Police, and the Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Response Force (JKSDRF) in elements of Samroli and Toldi Nallah alongside the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, one of many vital routes for the Yatra.The CRPF has intensified surveillance by deploying Okay-9 (canine) squads alongside its personnel on key routes utilized by hundreds of pilgrims and has strengthened freeway patrols, with particular focus on delicate stretches such because the Udhampur sector.Meanwhile, Director General of Police (J&Okay) Nalin Prabhat held a joint safety evaluation assembly in Udhampur on Saturday forward of the Yatra, which is able to proceed till August 9. The assembly was convened to evaluation preparations and improve coordination amongst all businesses concerned in guaranteeing the protection of pilgrims.Addressing the assembly, the DGP emphasised the necessity for officers to keep very shut coordination, describing it as essential to guaranteeing an incident-free Yatra. He directed that zonal and sectoral officers will need to have up-to-date details about the supply and placement of particular groups similar to Drone Units, Bomb Disposal Squads, Dog Squads and Quick Response Teams (QRTs), to guarantee these groups might be deployed in actual time in case of any emergency.