The strict security grid has been put in place across the Union Territory of J&K to avoid any troublesome incident, only a day ahead of the republic day celebrations. A foul proof and the multi layered security have been put in place to ensure peaceful Republic Day celebrations.
Tight security arrangements have been put in place both divisions of J&K .Lt Governor Manoj Sinha will take the salute at the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu, the main venue of the Republic Day function on January 26 in the UT. While as in Srinagar, Advisor to Lt Governor R R Bhatnagar will preside over the function and is scheduled to take salute at Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium.
Government forces have been deployed to maintain peaceful atmosphere and sufficient deployment has been made across, patrolling is going round the clock. Besides human intelligence, technical surveillance has also been pressed into service in order to monitor the movement of people in Jammu city and peripheral areas.
“The aerial services like quadicopters and drones have been used for the aerial surveillance to thwart any attempt by subversive elements to disrupt the Republic Day celebrations, All vulnerable pockets are under tight vigil” the senior officer said.
He said that round-the-clock foot patrolling is being conducted in areas along borders, and additional check posts have also been set up on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
The checking of hotels and lodges is being done on a regular basis and joint check points have been established at select places in border areas so that inimical elements trying to sneak in the city are intercepted in border area, he said.
In Srinagar and other districts of Kashmir, additional security forces personnel have been deployed to thwart any attempt of disruption. Police have also started frisking passengers and checking vehicles entering the city at Parimpora, Athwajan and on the Bypass road.
Checkpoints have been erected at many places in Srinagar and frisking has been intensified.
Frisking, random searches and checking of identity cards by police and paramilitary forces were witnessed at several places in Srinagar on Sunday. Reports of similar exercises were received from other towns of Kashmir.
Parking areas at the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu and Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar have been sealed with barbed wire, and barricades erected around them.
The security forces are carrying out the thorough frisking of vehicles passing around the both the stadiums. The groups of sniper shooters have been put into service along the high buildings round the scheduled spots.
