New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir Governor and Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board NN Vohra inaugurated the Shrine Board's Bulk Short Message Service (SMS). This is for the first time that such service has been launched to facilitate the pilgrims of the annual Amarnath Yatra, commencing on July 2.
Frequent bulk SMSs will be sent on the mobile phones of the intending pilgrims who have registered themselves in advance and have also provided their mobile numbers.
The service is aimed to enable the pilgrims to become aware about the nature of yatra and the precautions they are required to take. All other important information including weather forecasts will also be sent to the pilgrims.
Meanwhile, J&K DGP called for strengthening the security for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra and asked officials to keep Jammu-Srinagar national highway under continuous surveillance. DGP K Rajendra Kumar reviewed security setup, including deployment of forces, for the Amarnath Yatra at a high level meeting held at the Police Headquarters (PHQ).
"The officers should identify the sensitive places and strengthen the security grid after making joint efforts. Joint patrolling should be carried out round the clock in these (yatra routes) areas," Kumar said.
He said the highway should be kept under continuous surveillance to foil any attempt of disruption of the yatra by miscreants.
"All busy places, including langars, should be brought under security cover and intelligence gathering accelerated and shared for making preventive measures," Kumar said.
"CCTV cameras should be utilised to get footage of busiest places. Round the clock functioning of joint control rooms and supervision of arrangements by the senior officers should be put in place," he said.
He added that sufficient manpower from different security agencies will be put on the pilgrimage duty to strengthen the deployment grid.
Police helplines will be established at different places for the convenience of pilgrims, he said.
