Wednesday 13th May, 2026
Anantnag, Jun 25: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) consultant Brig (Retd) Kuldeep Singh on Tuesday reviewed mock exercise for annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, an official spokesman said.
He said District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag Khalid Jahangir, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anantnag and other senior officers of CRPF & SDRF were also present on the occasion.
The consultant on the occasion through a power point presentation briefed about the objectives and scope of Table top and Mock exercise. He also highlighted the challenges during the Yatra and the ways to deal with exigencies.
It was also given out that Mock exercise shall be conducted at Base Camp Nunwan on Wednesday and Thursday to access the preparedness and response mechanism of all stakeholders involved in the management of yatra.
Brig Singh stressed for well planning, better coordination and better response among the various participating agencies including NDMA, SDRF, JK Police & other agencies. He urged upon all the officers to identify the gaps, prepare objective tasks, challenges, resources, problem areas & remedial measures to be taken in case of any eventuality.
The DDC Anantnag who is also District Yatra Officer from Pahalgam apprised about the preparedness put in place to tackle with natural/ manmade disasters for which Disaster Management Centres from Jawahir Tunnel to Chandanwari have been identified. It was revealed that the necessary requirements in the Disaster Management Centres including blankets, essential commodities, portable water, power supply & other amenities have been arranged.
He also directed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pahalgam Development Authority ( PDA) & Tourism Department to ensure the completion of prefabricated structures from Chandanwari to Holy Cave. The Tourism Department was directed to ensure the installation of all 22 fabricated structures for Yatries on traditional Pahalgam route, including at Pisue top, Zojipal, Sheshnag, Wovebal, Mahaguns Top, Poshpathri, Panjtarni & Holy Cave.