Jammu, January 20 (Scoop News) – The Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda reviewed the relief and rescue operations undertaken by Jammu and Kashmir Police in the snow bound areas of the state in a meeting of senior police officers at PHQ hear today. He expressed his satisfaction over services rendered by various components of JKP during the past few days in these areas.
The meeting had threadbare discussions on the reports sought from all establishments and components of the Organization working in the field. The meeting was told that all wings of JKP including executive, armed, home guards, traffic and volunteers of Civil Defence coordinated with the Civil Administration in snow clearance, distribution of essential commodities and evacuation of stranded people from the snow hit areas. The personnel also worked in close coordination with the Border Roads Organization in clearing avalanches from the National Highway and evacuated stranded passengers to safer places and in various remote areas. Police vehicles were pressed into service for ferrying patients to hospitals and in the restoration of essential services in these areas, the meeting was informed.
Khoda expressed satisfaction for the coordination of JKP with other government departments viz PWD, Health, PHE, PDD, CAPD, Municipalities and other Local Bodies to ease the sufferings of the common masses during these harsh days. He also appreciated the role of police in rescuing the human lives, plunged in snow fall and providing them shelter. He said that the personnel also did a commendable job in cautioning the people about the avalanche threat in hilly areas. The people’s cooperation encouraged the men in khaki to carry out the relief work in these remote areas, he added. He said “we are for the people and would be always available for the service of the people. Public service is our motive and the people of the state would always find us on the forefront for providing these services not only in the times of peace, but also in the hour of natural disasters”, said DGP.
Khoda reaffirmed that the efforts would continue to restore facilities in the inaccessible areas. He said that all the units have been mobilised to remain vigilant to meet any exigency caused by the unfavourable weather. He directed that the problems faced by the common people in far-flung areas should be addressed timely and transport facilities be made available to the people in case of medical emergencies.
The meeting was attended by Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters), Dr. S. P. Vaid, Inspectors General of Police, Owais Ahmed, and A. K. Chowdhary, Deputy Inspectors General of Police, Alok Puri and Ghulam Ahmed Dar and other senior police officers.
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