Senior officers on Monday reviewed the security arrangements at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, ahead of the Navratri festival, to start from October 7, said police personnel.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Udhampur-Reasi Range, Suleman Choudhary conducted the security review meeting at Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the famous shrine atop the Trikuta hills.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Reasi, Shailender Singh and senior officers of Army, CRPF, Railways and intelligence agencies were among others who attended the meeting, a police spokesman said. During the meeting, he said, the SSP presented detailed security arrangements put in place for Katra town and adjoining areas, discussed various security measures going to be placed enroute the shrine for the nine-day festival. The spokesman said the DIG reviewed each and every security drill of the shrine, yatra route, safety and security of pilgrims whose number is expected to increase during the festival and the observance of COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour.
