Srinagar, May 27 (UNI) Stressing upon officers to be vigilant and don’t give any breathing space to the enemies of peace who are looking to create disturbances, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that the peaceful atmosphere in Jammu and Kashmir has been achieved after a lot of hard work and sacrifices by security forces.
Mr Singh made these remarks during his visit to twin south Kashmir districts of Anantnag and Kulgam. “Singh today visited the Anantnag and Kulgam where he chaired security review meetings with the jurisdictional officers and took stock of the situation in these districts,” a police spokesperson said.
In his address, the DGP stressed upon officers to be vigilant and don’t give any breathing space to the enemies of peace who are looking to create disturbances.
He said that the peaceful atmosphere in the Jammu and Kashmir has been achieved after a lot of hard work and sacrifices by police and security forces, adding that more efforts are required to consolidate the peace in the Union Territory.
The DGP further complimented the police personnel for handling different challenges successfully and stressed upon them to continue work with the same dedication in the future.
Mr Singh said that JKP along with other sister agencies have succeeded in creating a sense of security among the minds of the people and impressed upon the officers to work with full professionalism, sincerity and in a dedicated manner for the welfare of the people while taking due care of their security.
He advised the police to continue their fight against the drugs and book all those involved in this menace as it has emerged a major threat in recent times.
The DGP, while reviewing the J&K Police’s response to second wave of COVID-19, directed the officers for implementing all the precautionary measures to minimize the spread of the infection.
He said that in these crucial times adopting government directives are necessary for safeguarding the lives from Corona infection. He said that Police Headquarters (PHQ) has sanctioned a relief of over Rs 44 lakh in favour 882 personnel who got infected in second wave of COVID-19.
The DGP later in the afternoon inaugurated newly constructed facilities which included Equipment Warehouse, Armory at DPL, Block II office Complex, Additional SP residence at DPL Kulgam, Modernized Police Control Room, Power and Control Centre, renovated office Block at DPO, Mess and dinning Bock, Modernized Barracks for Jawans at PC Camp in Amnoo Kulgam, Command Post at Jawahar Tunnel, DySP Ops residence at Devsar, SDPO residence cum office at DH. Pora.
The newly constructed Administrative Block at DPL that was also inaugurated today has been named after DySP Aman Thakur who laid down his life in the line of duty during an encounter at Turigam, Kulgam on February 24 in 2019. The Block consists of DySP DAR office, DySP DAR staff room, Training Hall, RI office, Lo office, Manshiyat, Conference Hall, Mini Auditorium and Cafeteria.
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