Army commander reviews Amarnath Yatra preparations

Multitiered arrangements including night domination through nightvision devices snipers drone systems and dog squads will be put in place to ensure foolproof security during the upcoming Amarnath Yatra officials said on MondayAccording to the Army officials the road stretches on the twin routes of the pilgrimage to the 3888metrehigh cave shrine are almost clearThis was revealed during the inspectioncumreview of the yatra arrangements by Northern Army commander Lieutenant Upendra Dwivedi the officials saidThe 62day pilgrimage to the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas is scheduled to start on July 1 and continue till August 31 The Amarnath Yatra takes place annually via two routes the southern route through Baltal in Ganderbal and the northern route through Pahalgam in Anantnag districtArmy commanders reviewed the ongoing preparations for the Amarnath Yatra that will commence on July 1 for two months PRO Defence Udhampur Lieutenant Colonel Devende Anand saidThe Army commander inspected the arrangements on both the routes of the yatraHe was briefed on the multitiered security arrangements including night domination through nightvision devices snipers drone systems bomb disposal squads dog squads counterIED equipment vehicle repairandrecovery teams to ensure a smooth movement of convoys and synergy with civil agencies to ensure that the yatra is incidentfree Lieutenant Colonel Anand saidThe Army commander was also shown the arrangements made by the Border Roads Organisation BRO Indian Air Force and teams from the High Altitude Warfare SchoolThe Army in coordination with the civil administration NGOs and other agencies is setting up multiple medical detachments with special arrangements for oxygen cylinders and control rooms at various places along the routes for humanitarian aid that will be operational round the clock he saidThe Army has established helipads at multiple locations for medical emergencies and to cater to other airlift requirements the PRO addedThe Army has also set up a number of camps for the pilgrims with adequate tentage facilities and special winter clothing arrangementsBased on the experiences of a cloud burst incident during the yatra in 2022 civil rescue teams and avalanche rescue teams will be deployed on the routesEarth movers will be placed at multiple locations en route for emergencies A seamless communication network on both the routes has also been operationalised SFF detachments will be overlooking the security of the people the defence PRO saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever