In order to ensure smooth completion of Char Dham Yatra, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has deployed 210 personnel along the yatra routes. A total of 60 disaster-prone points have been identified and additional SDRF personnel have been deputed at these points to conduct relief and rescue operations in case of emergency, said State Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Ram Singh Meena on Wednesday.
He said that all the preparations for the Char Dham Yatra have been completed. local police and SDRF personnel have been deployed on the yatra routes and other important locations in the state. The portals of Kedarnath Dham would open on April 24 and those of Badrinath Dham on April 26. SDRF personnel have been deputed as the sub-teams that comprise five personnel.
The police officers on Char Dham Yatra routes were directed to ensure things are glitch-free. On Char Dham Yatra routes, around 70 temporary or permanent police post or police check- posts have been set up. On Badrinath and Kedarnath Yatra routes, SDRF personnel have been deployed at Sirobgar and lambagar and other landslide prone areas. A total of 210 SDRF personnel and around 500 police forces have been deployed along the Char Dham Yatra routes to keep things in right places, he added.
Garhwal Range IG/DIG Sanjay Gunjyal said that all the pilgrims will be provided with alert messages on their cell phones through SMS by the officials on duty. This year, such information will also be disseminated among the pilgrims through radio FMs in the state. Five FMs are operational in the state. During the pilgrims’ registration, the officials will record their names, mobile numbers and addresses among other relevant information. The officials will also update the pilgrims through SMSs about weather updates and change in traffic routes, he added.