STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Top security officials on Tuesday reviewed the security arrangements in the wake of increase in
militant activities in the Valley and upcoming bypoll for Anantnag assembly
seat, from where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is contesting.
“The security review meeting was held on Tuesday at Khanabal to review the overall security situation in the Valley and to draw out the future security strategy.
The meeting was co-chaired by Chinar Corps Commander, Lt Gen Satish Dua, and Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police K Rajender Kumar ,” a defence spokesman said.
Senior officers from police, army, CRPF, BSF and intelligence agencies were also present, he said.
“During the deliberations on the overall security situation, the plans to ensure smooth conduct of bypoll in Anantnag and maintaining robust counter terrorist grid in the hinterland were discussed,” he said.
The spokesman said special emphasis was given to enhance synergy between agencies so as to ensure a peaceful and incident free election. The aspects of sharing of intelligence, joint planning, situational awareness, flow of information and compatibility of communication equipment were also discussed, he added.
“All security agencies expressed their satisfaction on their preparedness for the period and particularly the added security afforded by the infusion of cutting-edge technology into the surveillance infrastructure,” the spokesman said.
Expressing satisfaction on the synchronisation of actions amongst various intelligence agencies, Dua emphasised on maintaining a high level of preparedness to deal with the spurt in terrorist initiated incidents and highlighted on the combined effort to effectively counter such incidents.
The heads of security agencies assured the gathering on the effectiveness of law and order control measures in place, the spokesman added.
NSCS team concludes Jammu border visit
JAMMU: An eight-member National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) team on Tuesday concluded its three-day visit during which it reviewed security and management mechanism along the International Border (IB) in Jammu region.”A high-level team of eight senior officers and professors under the aegis of NSCS, headed by former Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta, today concluded its three-day visit to Jammu frontier,” a BSF spokesman said.
The visit aimed to study and analyse the existing border security and management mechanism undertaken, and the likely threats existing on borders with special reference to Indo-Pak border and suggest measures and recommendations for strengthening of International Border, he said.
The spokesman said during the first two days of the visit, the team was briefed in detail by Inspector General (IG) of BSF Frontier Jammu D K Upadhyaya regarding the prevailing security scenario on the IB in the region.
He said that the delegation later visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District, border areas of R S Pura, Kathua and Samba sectors.
“The team took the first hand stock of the border security and management by BSF to strengthen border protection and domination of the existing gaps,” the spokesman said.
The committee members also inspected the tunnel sites, river and Nallah (rivulet) gaps and BOPs, he said.
“The delegation has left for Srinagar to meet Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and after that it will leave for Punjab,” he added.
