Intelligence agencies in Jammu & Kashmir have warned the security forces to take adequate measures to ensure safety of the schoolchildren in the run up to the Republic Day celebrations.
An advisory has been issued to the various school managements to ensure foolproof security of their school premises and prevent easy access to the strangers inside the school premises.
The safety of the students attending Republic Day rehearsals has been beefed up especially on the routes regularly taken by them to reach the venue of the State function at MAM stadium.
To spread awareness among the general masses on how to ensure safety and security of their neighbourhood the State police saturday issued a comprehensive advisory requesting the local residents to stay vigilant to beat nefarious designs of anti -national forces in the coming days and cooperate with the security forces during routine frisking and checking of vehicles.
Meanwhile, senior Army officers of 16 Corps headquarters, DGP state police, IG rank officers of State police, BSF, CRPF and senior administrative and intelligence officers also took separate review of the prevailing security situation in Jammu region at a core group security meeting.
The meeting was co-chaired by the General Officer Commanding White Knight Corps, lt Gen AK Sharma and Director General of Police, J&K, SP Vaid.
The meeting was attended by Pawan Kotwal, IAS, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, IG Police Jammu Zone, IG BSF, IG CRPF amongst other top officials of Army, Police, Security and Intelligence agencies.
According to Defence spokesman, " during the core group meeting a joint strategy was chalked out in great detail by all agencies to ensure peace and stability in the region and ensure incident free Republic day".
A large number of security check points and frisking points have been established in Jammu city as well as rural areas for the security and safety of the general public. The army authorities are carrying out regular patrolling along the boundary of various vital installations to ensure safety of their premises.
SSP Jammu has directed all station house officers, Incharge police posts to remain present in their respective jurisdiction round the clock.
The Border Police Posts have been directed to keep a tight vigil on infiltration routs used by anti -national elements in past. VDCs members/Numberdars/Chowkidars have been roped in to maintain a tight vigil in the rural areas close to the International border.