District police has set up 15 posts, including four in city areas and 11 in rural areas, to provide information to tourists about different tourist spots and various arrangements put in place for the Char Dham Yatra by the State administration. The posts have been set up along the roads so that the devotees could get advantage of it.
A team of five tourism police personnel, including a lady constable, each has been deployed at the posts. Special trained police personnel would provide information to the devotees. They would also tell them where they could contact the police and health officials in case of any requirement.
Superintendent of police (Rural area) Mamta Vohra, the nodal officer, said, "Before being deployed at the booths, specially trained police personnel have been given training so that they can give information to the devotees want about different tourist spots.
They will also provide information about different arrangements made for the devotees going on the Char Dham Yatra."
She said that a lady constable will be there at each booth. They would also apprise the devotees of various precautions they should take while travelling in the hilly areas. A complete brochure, carrying numbers of police, health, transport and tourism, department would be provided to the devotees.
The devotees would also be apprised of the numbers where they could call to seek assistance of 108 service. Apart from it, they would be ready to extend the helps to the devotees in case of any problem to them.
The tourism police personnel on duty at the posts have been given special training in communication skill.