DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SHRI AMARNATH-JI YATRA, 2018 GANDERBAL

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR
  SHRI AMARNATH-JI YATRA, 2018
          GANDERBAL

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OBJECTIVE
      To direct and enable the state government and local administration to prepare
appropriate guidelines for effective and efficient management during the holy yatra and to
earmark roles and responsibilities to State, District and local authorities for effective yatra
management.

AIM OF THE PLAN
   i. To provide an outline for administrators to plan and manage the yatra better.
  ii. To provide practical guidelines to the yatra organizers so as to manage the crowd and
      ensure their safety.
 iii. To provide a road map for capacity building for crowd management.

Introduction
        The newly created Ganderbal district came into existence in 2007 by deletion of areas of
Ganderbal and Kangan from erstwhile Srinagar district. District Ganderbal is located at 34.23°N
74.78°E on the northern side of world famous Srinagar city of Kashmir valley at an elevation of
1600 to 3000 meters above Mean Sea Level (MSL). The District extends from Ganderbal to
Sonamarg (Gumri) and National Highway NH-1A passes through the centre of district
connecting Leh and Kargil district of Ladakh region with other district of the state. It covers total
area of 37,901 hectare as per village papers. The dimension of the district is 80 and 30 square
kilometres approximately. It is bordered by district Srinagar in the south, Bandipore to the north,
Kargil in the north east, Anantnag to the southeast and Baramulla in the southwest. It is divided
into four blocks viz, Ganderbal, Kangan, Lar and wakoora. Nallah Sindh, a major tributary to the
Jehlum River flows through this district. The water of the river is mainly used for irrigation, and
generation of Hydroelectricity.
        Ganderbal District has a topography which ranges from treacherous lofty mountains
barren of any vegetation in areas adjacent to District Kargil to temperate climate in the rest of the
District. Due to Funnel Effect, western disturbances bring in huge amounts of precipitation in
areas around Zoji-la & Sonamarg. The mountain peaks like Harmukh, Kolahoi, Gunj etc. in the
SogputDhar Range remain snow clad all the year round. In fact these are the areas with the
highest precipitation in the Valley. Fortunately this is very sparingly populated area. However,
National Highway (NH-1D) passes through this area, with infamous Zoji-la pass having a history
of disasters. With alternate Baltal route gaining popularity almost half of the Yatries (pilgrims) to
Amaranthji Shrine visit the place via Baltal. Ganderbal and River Sindh (locally known as
Sendh) are inseparable entities. Lofty mountains and Glaciers being sources of this torrential
river, heavy and devastating floods have occurred at least twice in past twenty five years. Great
force and velocity of water has caused severe damages to houses, crops, roads and bridges. As
the river slows down near Ganderbal, Where it enters plains water logging and flooding is a

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recurring feature in villages to either side of the river like Gadoora, Shallabugh, Harran,
Fatehpora etc.

Administrative Units:-
 S.no. Administrative Units               Area
 1     Assembly Constituencies            16-Kangan, 17-Ganderbal

 2      Sub-division                      Kangan

 3      Tehsils                           Ganderbal, Kangan, Lar, Tullamulla, Gund, Wakoora

 4      CD Blocks                         Ganderbal, Kangan, Lar, Wakoora, Gund, Shearpathri,
                                          Phaag, Manigam, Batwina

Climate
       Ganderbal district possesses all the typical characteristics of the climate of Kashmir
Valley as a whole. In the heat of July, the breeze of the Singh River is a welcome relief. Sir
Walter Lawrence writes in his book The Valley of Kashmir that in latitude, Kashmir corresponds
with Peshawar, Baghdad and Damascus in Asia: with Fez in Morocco: and South Carolina in
America, but it presents none of the characteristics of those countries. People have linked the
climate of Kashmir to that of Switzerland until the end of May, and of Southern France in July
and August. But it is impossible to speak of Kashmir as possessing any one climate or group of
characteristics. Every hundred feet of elevation brings some new phase of climate and of
vegetation.

Background of the Yatra
        Every year for about 40-45 days between July – August, lakhs of people travel to the
Amarnath cave in South Kashmir to pay obeisance to an ice stalagmite, which is believed to be
an embodiment of the Hindu deity Shiva. According to mythology, it is here that Shiva narrated
the story of eternity to his consort Parvati, from where the cave gets its name Amarnath, meaning
God of Eternity. The ice stalagmite is located in a cave at an elevation of 13,500 feet. At the rear
end water drips through crevices which starts freezing as it touches the floor of the cave, thus
forming the stalagmite. While several kinds and shapes of ice stalagmites are found the world
over, in the case of the one in the Amarnath cave, several such spirals of stalagmites unite to
form a solid dome-shaped form of ice. Next to this dome are two smaller ice formations believed
to represent Parvati and Ganesh. It is believed that the stalagmites change with the waxing and
waning of the moon and it is only in the month of Shravan in the Hindu calendar that the
formation is complete. It is also believed that the full moon day in the month of Shravan called
the Shravan Poornima is particularly auspicious to pray in the cave.

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The Amarnath Cave is situated in the region north of Pahalgam and south of the Zojila
Pass in Kashmir. It can be accessed through 2 routes – one from Pahalgam, district Anantnag
(Nunwan), to the Cave and the other from Baltal, district Ganderbal. The Pahalgam route is also
the traditional one, and since it is 33 kms long it takes yatris 5 days from Nunwan to the Cave
and back. Prominent milestones on this route are Chandanwari, Pisu Top, Sheesh Nag,
Mahagunus Top, Panchtarni, Sangam. The second route from Baltal is a newer and shorter route
of 18 kms which can be completed in a day. Both routes meet at Sangam from where there is a
single path to the Cave.

History of Disasters
   1. 1996 Amarnath Yatra tragedy: 1996 Amarnath Yatra tragedy is referred to the deaths
       of over 250 pilgrims in 1996 in Jammu and Kashmir State in India due to bad weather.
       The pilgrims were on annual pilgrimage (Yatra) to Amarnath shrine. During this period
       there was unusually heavy snowfall along with severe blizzards along the yatra route.
       Yatris lost their lives due to exhaustion, exposure, freezing, etc.
   2. Road accident (2012): On July 27, 2012, Sixteen (16) Amarnath pilgrims were killed
       and 16 others injured when a truck carrying them plunged into a deep gorge in Samba
       district of Jammu and Kashmir.The truck carrying 34 pilgrims, who were engaged in
       setting a community kitchen at Amarnath, was returning back when it skidded off the
       road and rolled down deep into the gorge near ZamoorhaMorh in Mansar belt of Samba
       district, about 50 kilometres from Jammu city.
   3. Cloudburst (2015): Three people were killed and 11 injured after a cloudburst triggered
       flash floods and landslides near the Baltal base camp of the Amarnath yatra in Central
       Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on July 25, 2015. Atleast 50 tents and shops as well as the
       parking area outside the main gate of the base camp were affected.

SHRI. AMARNATH JI YATRA-2018
        This year, Shri. Amarnath Ji Yatra is scheduled to commence from 28th June, 2018. As
such every department associated with the Yatra shall have to be in position alongwith men &
material before two weeks from the date of commencement of Yatra. All the civil officers
associated with the Yatra shall directly liaise with Deputy Commissioner/Yatra Officer in case of
any emergency for taking up any work of emergent nature. All the heads of the departments shall
share the information with regard to the arrangements made in connection with the smooth
conduct of Yatra. The Yatra period synchronizes with Monsoon season and as such susceptible
to flash flood, cloud burst, torrential rains and hailstorm followed by landslides especially in the
area between out skirts of Sonamarg to Holy Cave. The road from Ganderbal to Baltal is
accident prone due to narrow roads besides natural disasters and beyond Baltal to Holy Cave; the
track is difficult and mountainous, passes over heights ranging from 8000 feet to 14600 feet.
Though widening of the track with reasonable repair works is the common feature but still the
track is comparatively narrow. The Yatries have to cover distance of 14 Kms. on foot or on

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horseback. No built up accommodation is available along the track beyond Baltal barring a few
labour sheds/pre-fabricated huts which are usually occupied by the government employees and
the Yatries are provided tented accommodation. The terrain and topography of the Yatra route is
inhospitable and unpredictable mode of weather has always to be kept in mind. The temperature
generally dips down in cloudy weather.
        The scale of Yatra has gone up steadily during the last 12 years. This year more than
seven lac Yatries are expected to visit the shrine from Baltal route. The altitude of various
stations enroute and distance between different stations is given as under:

 S.No Station         Altitude(Feets)                            Distance
                                              From          To               Distance(Kms)
 1      Baltal        9400                    Jammu         Baltal           400
 2      Domail        9760                    Baltal        Domail           02
 3      Railpathri    10700                   Domail        Brari Marg       05
 4      Brari Marg    13120                   Brari Marg    Sangam           04
 5      Sangam        11808                   Sangam        Holycave         03
 6      Holy Cave     13000

Types of Disaster:
       Considering the topography, weather conditions etc. there is apprehension of any one or
more of the following types of disasters during the Yatra period:-
   1. Avalanche/ Cloud Burst/ Flash floods/ Heavy snowfall
   2. Shooting stones/ Landslides.
   3. Fire
   4. Earthquake
   5. Stampede.
   6. Sudden Drop in Temperature
   7. Slippery Path

Area-wise Hazards of District Ganderbal
 S.No. Area         Hazards
 1      Ganderbal Earthquake, Road accident, Breach in power canal, Breach in Nallah
                    Sindh near Bridge, Submerging, Drought
 2      Tullamulla Earthquake, Submerging
 3      Gund        Earthquake, landslides, Road accident, Snow avalanches, Breach in
                    power canal, Drought
 4      Kangan      Earthquake, landslides, Road accident, Snow avalanche, Breach in
                    power canal, Drought
 5      Lar         Earthquake, landslides, Road accident, Floods, Breach in Lar canal,
                    Drought
 6      Wakoora     Earthquake, Breach in power canal, Breach in Lar canal, Submerging,
                    Drought

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1. Avalanche/Cloud Burst/ Flash floods/Heavy Snowfall:-
i) The weather on the Yatra route changes frequently and can change suddenly from bright sunny
to heavy rain / snowfall, particularly in afternoon. Due to high intensity sustained rainfall or
snowfall over a longer period, there is a likelihood of Avalanche, Cloud Burst, Flash floods,
Heavy snow on the tracks especially in the upper reaches of the yatra area. The more vulnerable
stretches for cloud burst, heavy rain, flash floods and heavy snow are Holy Cave, and Sangam.
The nalah at the Holy Cave area is most vulnerable to flash floods given the topography of the
area. The potential threat to loss to human life and property is highest in this area, because the
area nearby the nalah remains crowded with Yatries and other service management providers
during the entire Yatra period.
ii) Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) shall install Automatic Weather Stations at Baltal,
Brarimarg and Holy Cave and also Weather Display Boards at Baltal to apprise the Yatris about
the impending weather.
iii) IMD shall provide advance warning of snowfall and rainfall in the Yatra area to District
Disaster Management Control Room concerned. The Indian Meteorological Department shall
also provide regular weather forecasts and SMS service to CEO SASB, Divisional
Commissioner, Kashmir; Divisional Commissioner, Jammu; IGP Kashmir; IGP Jammu; and
Senior Superintendent of Police Ganderbal, Civil and Police Camp Officers among other
identified officers
iv) The list of officials to whom IMD shall send message/SMS shall be provided by CEO, SASB
to Director, IMD, Srinagar.
v) On receipt of warning/ alert from IMD, District Disaster Management Authority shall issue
early warning and disseminate proper information to the Yatris through Joint Control Rooms in
the Yatra area, and besides trigger other measures contained in the District Disaster Management
Plan. The District Disaster Management Authority shall, in consultation with District Police and
CEO, SASB, shall take steps to regulate the Yatra whenever the weather in the Yatra area is
inclement and when early warning in this regard is received from IMD. The necessary
infrastructures at Transit Camps & additional Disaster Management Centres have already been
identified.
vi) Yatra Officer, Ganderbal, shall monitor that the Yatra Magistrate (Camp Officer) at Holy
Cave ensures that the Langars/ Tents are pitched at safe distance from the nallah in the Holy
Cave Area.
vii) Tourism Department shall provide Shelter Sheds at regular distances along the Yatra tracks
where the Yatris can take Shelter during times of incessant rains/ snow/ storms. Tourism
Department shall erect Dome type shelter sheds along with linked toilets at identified locations in
the Yatra area.
viii) Tourism Department will ensure that all pucca dome type structures in the Yatra area are
completely repaired and provided with doors, windows, toilets etc. so that the aforesaid
structures can be used during emergencies or for Rescue and Relief operations during disaster(s).
ix) All Security Forces shall ensure that they do not occupy the structures (mentioned at vii and

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viii) under any circumstances, so that these structures are available to the Yatris to take shelter
during emergencies or for Rescue and Relief operations during disaster(s}.
x) To deal with any drowning incident, J&K Police shall deploy the divers and boats for quick
rescue operations/ fishing out of dead bodies at the vulnerable places on Yatra route, particularly
at Base Camp of Baltaland Sangam.

2. Shooting stones/ landslides.
i) The yatra area is located in fragile, young Himalayan Mountains, an area with porous soil and
loose soil, which is prone to landslides and shooting stones, particularly after heavy rains. On the
basis of steepness of the uphill slopes, the more vulnerable stretches for shooting stones and
landslides are tracks from Kangan to Gund, and Holy Cave area.
ii)J&K Police/SDRF/CRPF/ shall deploy Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs)/police personnel
each in the Yatra area at Baltal,Domail, Brarimarg, Sangam and Holy Cave to early spot signs of
landslides and alert the Joint Control Rooms.
iii) The Joint Control Rooms shall coordinate with other Security Forces and stop the Yatra
immediately whenever landslides are reported or when there is unusual activity of shooting
stones or when there are incessant rains in the areas vulnerable to shooting stones /Landslides.
iv)The Sonamarg Development Authority in addition to R&B Department of J&K Govt. shall
ensure that suitable engineering measures like breast walls, proper drainage structures/outlets, etc
are provided when they widen / upgrade the Yatra tracks, so as to reduce the chances of shooting
stones/ landslides.
v) CEO, SASB and CEO, SDA shall ensure that signage’s / display boards are installed, warning
the Yatris to be alert in the area vulnerable to shooting stones.

3. Fire incidents:
i) In order to avoid any fire outbreak in the camps, especially in the tented accommodation
zones, the deployed employees of the F & ES department shall scrutinize the applications and
verify the quality of tents as per the procedure laid down and guidelines revised from time to
time. Moreover, the concerned Camp Officers, Camp Directors, and officials from Police
Department shall visit the camp locations in advance in order to ensure proper fire gap in the
tented accommodation.
iii) The constituted teams will intimate the applicants well in advance of their visit to the
area/village for conducting inspection of tents and will ensure proper check regarding quality &
specification as advised and will put in the seal and signature as a token for suitability of tents for
Yatra usage. The teams shall complete the whole task before the commencement of Yatra
positively.
iv) Moreover, Fire and Emergency department has already been directed to take necessary fire
preventing measures by way of deployment of firefighting equipment and to formulate a
calendar for deployment of officers/officials at various camp locations. The plan submitted by
the Fire and Emergency Services Department is as under:-

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Fire Protection measures:- For efficient fire protection enroute from Jawahar Tunnel to Holy
Cave there are already existing six Fire and emergency Stations equipped with Fire Tenders ,
Fire Engines, fire Crews and other accessories to cope up with any untoward incident efficiently.
The Jumbo Water Tenders Commissioned at each station has a water reserve of 7500 lts. each
station is provided with at least 50 lengths of hoses and other accessories as per requirement. The
brief description of Fire Stations are as under:-
 S.No. Location                                     Men and Machinery
 1.       Fire and Emergency station Jawahar JWT with tank cap=7500 Lts
          Tunnel                                    Fire pump (Tohatsu) = 01 unit
                                                    Fire Crew = 8 members
 2.       Fire and Emergency station Qazigund Two JWTs with tank cap=7500 Lts
                                                    Two pump (Tohatsu&Zielgar) = 02
                                                    Fire Crew = 15 members
        Firefighting equipments and man power at lower Holy Cave area would be augmented as
committed by the Director General Fire & emergency Services, J&K. In order to leave no area
unprotected sufficient arrangements have been made by the department to cope up with any
untoward incident and additional Fire Stations / Posts will be commissioned at different
important locations. The brief accounts of these additional Fire stations / posts are as under:-

 S.No. Location                          Men and Machinery
 1.    F&ES Baltal and Domail            01 WT with tank cap=7500 Lts; 01 Tohatsu Fire
                                         Engine; 02 Suction Hose with Coupling; 01 Copper
                                         strainer; 01 Basket Strainer; 12 RRL Deliver Hoses
                                         Bounded with G.M.Couplings; 02 Short Branch; 01
                                         Defuser Branch; 01 Hand Control Branch; 01 Dividing
                                         Breaching; 01 Aluminium Ladder(10.5 metres); 01
                                         Ceiling Hook; 01 Fire Beater; 01 Foam making
                                         Branch; 40 Litres foam; 01 Crowbar; 02 Shovels; 02
                                         Pick Axe; 02 Spade; 01 large Axe; 01 Hammer; 02
                                         Suction Wrench; 02 Rope; 01 Jack with Rod; 01 Sheer
                                         cutter; 01 Double fly tent with bamboos; 01 search
                                         light.
 2.      F&ES Helipad Nilgrath           01 WT with tank cap=4500 Lts; 01 Tohatsu Fire
                                         Engine; 03 Suction Hose with Coupling; 02 Copper
                                         strainer; 01 Basket Strainer; 12 RRL Deliver Hoses
                                         Bounded with G.M.Couplings; 02 Short Branch; 01
                                         Defuser Branch; 01 Hand Control Branch; 01 Dividing
                                         Breaching; 01 Aluminium Ladder(10.5 metres); 01
                                         Ceiling Hook; 01 Fire Beater; 01 Foam making
                                         Branch; 40 Litres foam; 01 Crowbar; 02 Shovels; 02
                                         Pick Axe; 02 Spade; 01 large Axe; 01 Hammer; 02
                                         Suction Wrench; 02 Rope; 01 Jack with Rod; 01 Sheer
                                         cutter; 01 Double fly tent with bamboos; 01 search
                                         light; 10 Blankets; 05 Coat Parkha; 05 Rain Coat.

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3.      Fire Post–Holy Cave            01 Tohatsu Fire Engine; 01 Suction Hose with
                                        Coupling; 01 Copper strainer; 01 Basket Strainer; 8
                                        RRL Deliver Hoses Bounded with G.M.Couplings; 02
                                        Short Branch with Nozzle; 01 Ceiling Hook; 02 Fire
                                        Beater; 04 Shovels; 02 Pick Axe; 02 Spade; 01 Double
                                        fly tent with bamboos; 01 search light; 15 Blankets; 10
                                        Coat Parkha; 10 Rain Coat; 01 Fom Making Branch ith
                                        pickup tube; 20 litres Foam; 01 suction wrench; 02
                                        water type extinguisher; 02 foam type extinguisher; 02
                                        D.C.P. type extinguisher; 01 Floto Fire Engine.
 4       Fire Post–Down Cave            01 Tohatsu Fire Engine; 01 Suction Hose with
                                        Coupling; 01 Copper strainer; 01 Basket Strainer; 8
                                        RRL Deliver Hoses Bounded with G.M.Couplings; 02
                                        Short Branch with Nozzle; 01 Ceiling Hook; 01 Fire
                                        Beater; 02 Shovels; 02 Pick Axe; 02 Spade; 01 Suction
                                        wrench; 04 ropes; 01 Double fly tent with bamboos; 01
                                        search light; 15 Blankets; 10 Coat Parkha; 10 Rain
                                        Coat; 01 Foam Making Branch with pickup tube; 20
                                        litres Foam; 01 suction wrench; 02 water type
                                        extinguisher; 02 foam type extinguisher; 02 D.C.P.
                                        type extinguisher.

Fire Preventive measures:- The safety of Public and property cannot be taken for granted by
having well equipped FIRE Tenders and well trained crews available. The most important aspect
we can rely upon is that how much fire preventive measures have been adopted by the owners of
hotels, Lodges, Camping agencies, Combustible/Hazardous material storages and Tent owners.
Itis important to mention here that it has been mandatory on part of the concerned agencies to
install certain first-Aid firefighting equipments to ensure the safety of life and property of the
yatries. For providing fool proof safety measures the other Govt. Departments and concerned
agencies have to Co-operate with this department in the following way:-
1. Tent Owners have to install atleast one Fire Extinguisher in each tent as prescribed in the
permission form.
2. Fire Gaps and Passage Routes have to be maintained as per the instructions given in the
Permission forms and maps.
3. For checking the quality of tents and keeping the suitable fire gaps between the tents, the
pitching of tents has to be done in presence of a fire officer.
4. The combustible materials and inflammable liquids have to be stored at segregated places
atleast 12 feet from the camping area.
5. The fire officer will regularly check the camping area and submit a report to their Command
Officer after every 15 days for onward submission to Yatra Officer.

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6. Atleast five days before beginning of Yatra the Fire officer will give instructions to the
concerned tent owners at all the camping areas to make them know DO's and DONT's so that the
safety of camping area can be maintained.
7. Assistant Director F,CS and CA is requested to store the LPG cylinders and K-Oil at
segregated places and himself arrange for safety equipments to be installed there.
8. Helicopter services and Langer wallas will make their own safety arrangements at the helipads
and respective langars. However, this department will render full support in case an emergency
arrives for which one fire post at each helipad will be established. The map provided by Yatra
Officer with regard to the safety measures to be adopted in the tented area will be implemented
in letter and spirit.
v) The State Fire and Emergency Services Department has been directed to periodically inspect
whether LOs have adhered to fire safety measures and made adequate arrangements for
firefighting and submit weekly reports in this regard to the Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal.
Action by: Deputy Director Fire and Emergency Service Ganderbal.
vi)EveryLangar Organization shall maintain an updated list of inflammable material like
Kerosene oil, Ghee, LPG cylinders, etc., being stored at its Langar site. Every Langar
Organization shall install adequate fire-fighting equipment viz 3 Soda acid type fire
extinguishers of 9 litres each and 3 foam fibre (FB 2) type extinguishers of 9 litres each at site
before commencing their cooking activities. Every Langar Organization shall have to obtain an
NoC from the Fire and Emergency Services Department, J&K, to the effect it possesses Fire
Fighting Equipment as mentioned in this para and has also taken adequate measures to ensure
preparedness for fire safety. The CEO, SASB, shall ensure that the Terms and Conditions of
Langar Permissions are accordingly modified.
vii) J&K Police will ensure that no Yatri is allowed to carry any kind of inflammable material
with him/her beyond the Access Control Gate at Baltal and inside Camps.
viii) CAPD shall ensure that LPG, kerosene and other such inflammable materials are stored at
least 500 meters away from tents pitched for Yatris/ Service Providers/ Langars,
ix) J&K Police shall ensure that no Yatris carries/ smokes cigarettes! bidis/ hookas / chillum on
the Yatra track, Langars / Shelter sheds and Camps.

4. Stampede:
Having consideration of narrow passage of Yatra route at various places and due to huge rush of
Yatries, apprehension of stampede cannot be ruled out. The necessary measures to avoid
stampede have already been outlined as under:-
i) Access Control Gate at Baltal with 8 lane facility for incoming yatries has been completed.
Necessary barricading with sufficient police personnel shall be made available well before the
commencement of Yatra.
ii) J&K Police shall ensure strict enforcement of Access Control Measures at Baltal to ensure
that only registered Yatris having Yatra Permits for that day are allowed to cross the Access
Control Gates.

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Action by J&K Police
iii) The Police shall ensure that no unregistered Yatri is able to enter the Base Camps
Baltal&Manigam as this may lead to huge rush at Base Camps, which in turn can cause
stampede.
iv) J&K Police shall ensure that Yatris are released in batches, staggered over a time period,
from Base Camp of Baltal so as to avoid over-crowding on the track.
v) J&K Police and other security Forces shall ensure that darshans at the Holy Cave are regulated
in such a manner that there is no stoppage of Yatris in front or near the Holy Cave, particularly
when VIPs visit the Holy Cave.
vi) CEO, SDA has been directed to provide railings along the track, wherever necessary so that
Yatris do not get killed/injured due to fall from edges of the tracks down the steep slopes during
stampede or otherwise.
vii) To enable senior-most officials to monitor, in real-time, whether Yatra is being effectively
regulated or not at the Access Control Gate, CEO, SASB, shall explore the possibility of:
(a) installing CCTVs (which show the time as well as number of Yatris who cross the Access
Control Gate in a given time) at Access Control Gate at Baltal;
(b) linking these CCTVs via Internet with Control Rooms at Srinagar/Ganderbal.
viii) Information Department J&K, shall ensure the installation of effective Public Address
System at each Camp location in the Yatra area and at Access Control Gate at Baltal, to make
important announcement for the Yatris so that no scope is left for rumours to spread and
necessary instructions could be given to Yatris in regular intervals.

5. Earthquake
i) The Yatra area falls in Zone V as per the Earthquake Hazard Zoning Map of India. This zone
has been rated as 'High Damage Risk Zone. As the Yatris and other Service Providers mostly
stay in tents, the potential of damage to human life and property due to collapse of few pucca
structures in the Yatra area is limited. However, the earthquake may trigger stampede, fire, flash
floods, avalanches, landslides, and shooting stones, which may cause extensive loss. In this
context, all the Yatra Camps enroute to Holy Cave are vulnerable.
ii) As the earthquake may trigger fires, avalanche, flash floods, stampede, landslides, and
shooting stones, which may cause extensive loss, the steps to be taken by various agencies as
mentioned above (1-4) need to be followed.
iii) During Earthquake first and foremost job of the District Administration shall be to evacuate
the yatries/employees/security forces immediately to safe places where adequate medical
facilities are available.
iv) Adequate number of choppers shall be requisitioned by District Administration and all
Security forces nearby shall be informed immediately for giving assistance in respect with men
and material whatever is available at that point of time.

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v) Immediate alarm to all Hospital and Medical staff with a provision to relocate the employees
as per requirement by all available means possible. Adequate medical material shall be moved to
Rescue/relief camp.
vi) Food and Supplies Department shall immediately rush essential commodities to the identified
rescue/relief camps.
vii) The Electric Department has been directed to make immediate lighting arrangements
including making available Genset facility at the identified camp locations.
viii) The PHE Department has also been directed to make necessary arrangements of drinking
water supply by way of installing storage tanks, water points as well as through tanker service.
ix) R&B Department has been asked to create adequate number of DTLs on the basis of
requirement.
x) The concerned nearest Municipal Committee to deploy adequate staff for cleanliness of the
area of identified camp.
xi) The Health department shall move Medical team’s alongwith adequate quantity of life saving
drugs/Ambulances.
xii) The Fire Services department to shift fire fighting equipments to the identified camp.
xiii) The services of Hotelwallas alongwith men and material of the District Ganderbal can be
utilized for provision of cooked food for the victims/yatries at the identified places by Deputy
Commissioner Ganderbal.

Post Disaster Response:
i) In the event of disaster of any kind, evacuation and rescue operations shall be launched
immediately by the Camp Yatra Officer concerned in coordination with all other agencies
located in the Camp area. A Committee headed by Camp Yatra Officer and comprising Camp
Yatra Officer (Police), Camp Director (SASB), senior-most doctor in the Camp concerned, and
senior-most officer each from Army and other Para-military Forces stationed in the Camp, shall
immediately arrange evacuation and rescue operation in the event of disaster of any kind.
Action by: All Camp Officers
ii) In case of any disaster whether man-made or natural, in-charge of the area (place of incident)
or Camp Yatra Officer, with least possible delay, shall inform the District Disaster Management
Control Room headed by Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal and Joint Control Room about the
disaster and ensure involvement of all the stake-holders for evacuation and rescue operations.
Action by: All Camp Officers.
iii) Requisition of Chopper: Deputy Commissioner/SSP Ganderbal shall requisition the
chopper after getting information from Camp Officer affected by some disaster. All referral
Hospitals shall be kept at high alert simultaneously as soon as the chopper is requisitioned.
iv)District Administration shall immediately stop inflow of pilgrims into the disaster affected
area, launch emergency search and rescue operations, shift causalities to nearby Medical Aid
Centres/ Hospitals and distribute disaster management stores stocked at each Camp.

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Incident command system
The ICS is an on-scene, all-risk, flexible modular system adaptable to any scale of natural as well
as man-made emergency/incidents. The ICS seeks to strengthen the existing disaster response
management system by ensuring that the designated controlling/responsible authorities at
different levels are backed by trained Incident Command Teams (ICTs), whose member have
been trained in the different facets of emergency/disaster response management.
Following are the eight core positions in the ICT:
     Incident commander
     Operations Section
     Planning Section
     Logistics Section
     Finance/Administration Section
     Safety Officer
     Liaison Officer
     Information Officer
The ICS will comprise of two broad components, viz. Incident Response and System
Institutionalization. Incident Response will involve three elements:
 (a) Coordination,
 (b) Incident Command Team (ICT) and
 (c) Specialized Tactical Resources.
The Coordination element will have the Headquarters Teams at the District levels. The Incident
Command teams will be responsible for on scene management and formed at the district levels
as explained in the next section.

COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION:
i) Joint Police Control Room (JPCR) shall be setup at Base Camp Baltal. JPCR shall be
responsible for directing and coordinating the disaster response during emergencies. State
Disaster Response Force (SDRF) shall be requisitioned well in advance and stationed at Holy
Cave, Baltal, and Brarimarg. .
ii) Two personnel from each Security Force shall remain available at Joint Police Control Room
of each Camp for deployment in case of any unforeseen eventuality.
iii) Camp Yatra Officer at each camp shall overall supervise the relief and rescue operations and
shall ensure that adequate disaster relief stores are maintained and properly utilized in the event
of a disaster.
iv) BSNL shall ensure mobile connectivity along the track. Special arrangement by way of
providing Satellite phones shall be made by BSNL in case of any eventuality.
v) J&K Police shall provide Wireless coverage at all Yatra Camps in the Yatra area for better
communication.

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vi) Information Department shall ensure installation of upgraded Public Announcement System
at each Camp location and also at vulnerable points to make important announcement for the
Yatris so that no scope is left for rumours to spread and necessary instructions could be given to
the Yatris.

Essential Commodities for Disaster Management:
The following essential commodities will be provided to stranded yatries at different stations on
rates provided by Food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department.
 S.No        Commodity                                      Quantity
 1.          Rice                                           350 Qtls
 2.          Atta                                           110 Qtls
 3.          Sugar                                          90 Qtls
 4.          Wheat Bran                                     500 Qtls
 5.          Kerosene                                       4000 ltrs
 6.          LPG cylinders                                  11000 no.s
 7.          Diesel                                         8640 ltrs

      1. The supplies of ration are being stored in Kullan Granary
      2. Cooked food can be served at Baltal, Brarimarg, Panjtarni and Holy Cave for the stranded
         yatries through voluntary langars.
      3. Food, civil supplies and consumer affairs shall provide requisite essential commodities to
         above mentioned four stations through ponies.
      4. Ration will be available at langars throughout the yatra period

      . The CRPF will provide cooked food/ catering services for about 5000 stranded yatries for
      one week in case of any emergency. This is as per the last year’s commitment.
       Langarwalas shall keep ration for 15 days reserve at each of the camping sites. SASB shall
      take up the matter with Langarwalas accordingly.

Fire Wood for Disaster Management.
DFO Sindh Forest Division shall set aside the following quantity of chopped fire wood for
disaster management:-
 S.No.     Station                                      Target in Qtls
 01        Sangam                                       300 Qtls
 02        Brarimarg                                    300 Qtls
 03        Panjtarni                                    700 Qtls
 04        Holy Cave                                    800 Qtls
 05        Base Camp Baltal                             900 Qtls

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Total                                                 3000 Qtls.

Details of Medical Facilities enroute the Holy cave
Note:-All the ambulances on routine duty at various hospitals in the district will be kept ready to
meet any untoward incident if any occur during the Yatra Period.
 S.No. Name of Station                  Infrastructure Status
                                             Roof of the Main Hospital has been completed
 1       Base Camp Hospital Baltal              by SASB.
                                             8 Tents have been Pitched
                                             Huts from SASB is 1and Tin shed is 1
                                             03 No Igloo Hut have been installed
                                             Two tent Pitched
 2       MAC Domail                          One Igloo Hut has been installed
                                             Tin Shed installed by SASB
 3       EAC Railpathri                      One Igloo Hut installed at Railpathri
                                             One Tent has been Pitched
 4       EAC Upper Railpathri                One Tent has been pitched
 5       MAC Brarimarg                       One Igloo Hut has been installed
                                             Two Tent has been pitched
 6       EAC Y Junction                      One Igloo Hut installed
                                             One Tent has been pitched
 7       MAC Sangam Top                      One Igloo Hut installed
                                             Two tents has been pitched
 8       Mac Sangam Down                     One Igloo Hut installed
                                             One tent has been pitched
 9       EAC Below Cave                      One Igloo Hut installed
                                             One tent has been pitched
 10.     Base Camp Holy cave                 02 No Igloo Huts has been installed
                                             One Hut from SASB and one tin shed

LOCATION OF 07 PROPOSED OXYGEN BOOTHS

          S.No.   Location
          1       Between Sangam Top and Sangam Down
          2       Between Panjtarni and Sangam Top
          3       Between Sangam Top and Lower Cave

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4       Between Lower Cave and Kalimata Top
         5       Between Brarimarg and Upper Railpathri
         6       Between Lower cave and Below Cave
         7       Between Holy Cave Stairs
                  3 Base hospitals, 4 MAC’s, 8 EAC’s, 7 Oxygen Booths
                                       TOTAL 22

NEW ACTIVITIES
    i. New MAC at lower stairs
   ii. New Pre fab huts to be setup as per plan detailed
 iii. New oxygen booths (sites and plan detailed)
  iv. Supply of hot water for facility for staff (sites and issues related)
   v. Signages (Every 500 Meters).
  vi. Videography of all activities.
 vii. Lady Medical Officer’s at all Base Hospitals. (provision of residential accommodation to
       be ensured)
viii. Two doctors to be stationed at entry and exit gates of major camps including Sheshnag
       and Panjtarni, Domail, Chandanwari for which additional road side tents will need to be
       put up.
  ix. Signboards and visual checking parameters will be circulated before start of Yatra

Facility wise Manpower
 S.No. Name of the Health Facility  Minimum Manpower at any given point of time
 1       MAC Sangam Top             02 Medical officers, 02 Pharmacists , 02 N/O & 01
                                    Safai Walla
 2       EAC Lower cave             01 Medical officer, 01 Pharmacists & 01 N/O
 3       Base Camp Holy Cave        05 specialists ,03 Medical officers, 03 Pharmacists
                                    ,03 Technicians, 04 N/o & 02 Safai Walla
 4       Baltal base Camp Hospital  05 specialists ,04 Medical officers, 03 Pharmacists
                                    ,03 Technicians, 04 N/o & 02 Safai Walla
 5       MAC Domail                 01 Medical Officer, 01 Pharmacists, 02 N/O & 01
                                    Safai Walla
 6       EAC Railpathri             01 Medical Officer, 01 Pharmacists & 01 N/o
 7       EAC Brarimarg Down         01 Medical officer, 01 Pharmacists & 01 N/O
 8       MAC Brarimarg              02 Medical officers, 02 Pharmacists , 02 N/O & 01
                                    Safai Walla
 9       EAC Y Junction             01 Medical Officer, 01 Pharmacists’ & 01 N/O
 10      EAC Sangam down            01 Medical officers, 01 Pharmacists , 01 N/O
 11      EAC between Railpathri and 01 Medical officer, 01 Pharmacists & 01 N/O
         Brarimarg

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12      EAC at Kalimata            01 Medical officer, 01 Pharmacists & 01 N/O
 13      EAC between Sangam top and 01 Medical officer, 01 Pharmacists & 01 N/O
         Holy Cave
 14      Base Hospital Panjtarni    05 specialists ,04 Medical officers, 03 Pharmacists
                                    ,03 Technicians, 04 N/o & 02 Safai Walla
 15      MAC Holy Cave Stairs       02 Medical officers, 02 Pharmacists , 02 N/O

Advisory for Publications and hoardings:
While traveling at High Altitudes along Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine routes, if you develop any of
these complaints, please contact the nearest health facility which have been set up for your use
and are dispersed at a gap of app. every 02 Kms.
    i. Dizziness or light-headedness
   ii. Fatigue not improving with rest
 iii. Headache
  iv. Loss of appetite
   v. Nausea or vomiting
  vi. Rapid Pulse at rest (Heart Rate)
 vii. Bluish discoloration of the skin (cyanosis)
viii. Chest tightness or congestion
  ix. Confusion
   x. Cough
  xi. Coughing up blood
 xii. Decreased consciousness or withdrawal from social interaction
xiii. Gray or pale complexion
xiv. Inability to walk in a straight line, or to walk at all
 xv. Shortness of breath at rest
xvi. Any kind of chest pain
Ignoring any of these symptoms can be fatal. Directorate of health services, Kashmir.

Action Plan of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2018 showing manpower / facilities provided by the
Department of Health services Kashmir via Ganderbal Route.

 S.No. Name of Medical aid       Facilities will be provided Remarks
       Centre                    round the clock
 1     PTC Manigam               Medical Care                Manpower will be available
                                 First Aid                   24x7 as per roaster
                                 Oxygen
                                 Drugs

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2       Base Camp Baltal      Medical Care                  Manpower will be available
                              First Aid                     24x7 as per roaster
                              Oxygen
                              Drugs
3       Domail                Medical Care                  Manpower will be available
                              First Aid                     24x7 as per roaster
                              Oxygen
                              Drugs
4       Brarimarg             Medical Care                  Manpower will be available
                              First Aid                     24x7 as per roaster
                              Oxygen
                              Drugs
5       Railpathri            Medical Care                  Manpower will be available
                              First Aid                     24x7 as per roaster
                              Oxygen
                              Drugs
6       Sangam                Medical Care                  Manpower will be available
                              First Aid                     24x7 as per roaster
                              Oxygen
                              Drugs

Important contact number which can be used during emergency;
 S.No. Contact                                  Tel. No.
 1      Police Control Room                     100,101,01932-222870
 2      PHC Ganderbal                           2418309
 3      Distt. Hospital Ganderbal.              0194 2416252
 4      PHC Manigam                             2418309
 5      PHC Kangan                              2418309
 6      SKIMS Soura, Srinagar                   0194-2422348,2400682
 7      SMHS Hospital Srinagar                  0194-2452013,2452291
 8      SMHS Causality Srinagar                 0194-2451312
 9      Lal Ded Hospital Srinagar               0194-2452017,2477527
 10     Bone & Joint Hospital, Sgr.             0194-2430155,2430149
 11     Govt. Medical College Sgr.              0194-2453114
 12     JVC Srinagar                            0194-2490137
 13     Hussaini Blood Bank                     0194-2478053
 14     Hamid blood bank                        0194-2450113
 15     Hussaini Ambulance                      0194-2434313
 16     Fire Services Ganderbal                 9419422513-2416060

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17     Deputy Commr.Ganderbal                     9469081000,2416142-O
 18     SSP Ganderbal                              9419000414, 241644(fax)
 19     Police Station Ganderbal                   2416113

Disaster Management Centres

The following accommodation shall be used in case of any disaster (natural or man-made) to
provide shelter to the stranded Yatries:-
I) ACCOMODATION:
1. Manigam Transit Camp
2. Base Camp Baltal

Transport Facility
        In case of natural calamity/disaster occurrence the remedial measures with regard to
transport management shall be taken by ARTO Ganderbal and also in first line provide available
staff on demand by the district administration, the strength of which is as follows:
      A) Transport Companies
  S.No. Name          of    the Location of the Strength                   Name      of     the
           Transport              Transport                                President       with
           Company                Company                                  Phone No.
  1        M/S         Harmukh Ganderbal/Soura            230 Vehicles     Gh Rasool
           Transport Company                                               8494009709
  2        M/S         Sulaiman                           6 Vehicles       Gh Mohammad wani
           Transport Company                                               9596173098
  3        M/S Iqbal Transport Gund                       3 Vehicles       Haji Gh Qadir
           Company                                                         9419003780
      B) Goods carrying Company
  S.No. Name          of    the Location of the Strength                   Name      of     the
           Transport              Transport                                President       with
           Company                Company                                  Phone No.
  1        M/S Goods Carrying Ganderbal                   300 Vehicles     Nazir Ahmad
           Company                                                         9419555605
  2        M/S Jhonty Goods WailooByepass                 30 Vehicles      Showkat       Ahmad
           Carrier Company                                                 Khan
                                                                           9419000282
      C) Sumo Stands
  S.No. Name          of    the Location of the Strength                   Name      of     the
           Transport              Transport                                President       with

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Company                 Company                                Phone No.
 1        Taxi Stand No. 1        Beehama               200 Vehicles     Ab Rashid Khan
                                  Ganderbal                              9596023705
 2        Taxi Stand No. 2        Tawheed      Chowk 150 Vehicles        Showkat      Ahmad
                                  Ganderbal                              Wani
                                                                         979719391
 3        Sumo          Stand     Safapora              107 Vehicles     Sharif Khan
          Safapora                                                       9906821862
 4        Sumo Stand Kangan       Kangan                250 Vehicles     Gh Hassan Mir
          -A                                                             9106000368
 5        Sumo Stand Kangan       Kangan                39 Vehicles      Mohammad Ramzan
          -B                                                             9596441085
 6        Sumo          Stand     Sonamarg              200 Vehicles     Farooq Ahmad
          Sonamarg                                                       9797276799
 7        Sumo Stand Lar          Lar                   38 Vehicles      Mohammad       Shafi
                                                                         Sheikh
                                                                         9622555807
 8        Sumo         Stand Manigam                    25 Vehicles      Manzoor Ahmad
          Dursuma Manigam                                                9906646825

        Further the list of the employees along with the designation and contact no.s deployed for
the yatra is given in the annexure.

List of Schools to be used as Disaster Management Centres:

 S.No.    Name of the Govt. Building (School)       Situated at             Remarks
 1        Govt Middle school, Fraw                  Fraw                    Single Storey
 2        Govt BHSS, Gund Sarsing                   Gund,Sarsing            Double Storey
 3        Govt BHSS, Kullan                         Kullan                  Double Storey
 4        Govt Middle School,Zurpora,Kullan         Kullan                  Single Storey
 5        Govt Middle School, Gagangeer             Borjat,Gagangeer        Single Storey
 6        Govt High School, Sonamarg                Sonamarg                Single Storey
 7        Govt Middle School, Nilgrath              Nilgrath                Single Storey
 8        Govt Middle School, Sarbal                Sarbal                  Single Storey

Facilities at Disaster Management Centres
i) Power Development Department shall ensure proper lighting arrangements at all the above
mentioned Disaster Management Centres by way of providing supply through portable Gen sets
and normal means.
ii) PHE Department shall provide adequate drinking water facilities. Water Storage tanks and
tanker service shall also be used wherever necessary.

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iii) CA&PD Department shall store adequate quantity of food items at the designated locations
for use in case of emergency.
iv) R&B Department has been asked to provide toilet/DTL facilities at all the Disaster
Management Centres mentioned above.
v) Chief Education Officer/ Institutional Heads shall render all possible support to concerned
agencies to make the Disaster Management Centres fully functional well before the
commencement of Yatra.
vi)Concerned Tehsildars/ Executive Officers of MCs shall ensure proper sanitation at the
Disaster Management Centres.
vii) Fire and Emergency Services Department shall ensure proper fire fighting arrangements at
the above mentioned centres.
viii) Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal shall arrange adequate number of blankets for the
Disaster Management Centres.
ix) R&B Department shall provide necessary furnishing items as per the requirement. Also
necessary repairs like repairs of doors, windows etc of the Disaster Management Centres shall be
undertaken by R&B Department. Also sign Boards at proper locations shall be installed by the
R&B Department.
x) SSP, Ganderbal shall provide necessary security arrangements at the above mentioned
Centres.
xi) ARTO, Ganderbal shall arrange necessary transport arrangements as per requirement.
xii) Additional Deputy Commissioner/ Assistant Commissioner (R) shall ensure that above
mentioned arrangements implemented on ground.

The above mentioned arrangements shall be in place by or before 25.06.2018
Action by: SSP, Ganderbal/ Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal/ACR, Ganderbal/SE
PDD/ SE PWD/ Dy. Director CAPD/ SE Hydraulic/ CEO Ganderbal/All Tehsildars/ EOs of
MCs/Dy. Director Fire and Emergency Services/ Chief Medical Officer/ARTO, Ganderbal.

Disaster Response Teams with available facilities:
 S.No. Rescue       Equipments          Total number            Remarks
         teams
 1.      J&K        All        rescue 24
         Armed      equipments
         Police,    including oxygen
         SDRF & cylinders
         NDRF
 2.      J&K        Mountain Rescue 8                           To help women and sick
         Armed      Teams                                       Yatries    in    negotiating
         Police                                                 difficult stretches on the
                                                                Yatra routes

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3.       SDRF & Avalanche rescue 11 SDRF and 01 7 teams will be deployed
         CRPF    teams            CRPF                from Pahalgam route and 5
                                                      teams from Baltal Route
4.       NDRF    Avalanche rescue 4     Search   and These teams will be
                 teams            Rescue teams        deployed at Pahalgam,
                                                      Chandanwari,      Sheshnag,
                                                      Panjtarni and Baltal
5.       Army,   35 dog squads    27 from Pahalgam These dog squads are used
         J&K                      axis and 8 will be for carrying anti-sabotage
         Police,                  stationed at Baltal checks and other security
         BSF and                  route               related duties
         CRPF

JKAP MRT

S.No.    Name of Location/Camp                                   Strength to be
                                                                 deployed
1        Sangam                                                  13
2        Lower holy cave                                         13
3        Railpathri                                              13
4        Brarimarg                                               13

Rescue equipment at each JKAP MRT

S.no     MRT equipments                                 Quantity
   1.    Rope                                           05 bundles
   2.    Seat Harness                                   05
   3.    Carabineer S type                              10
   4.    Carabineer P type                              10
   5.    Descender                                      10
   6.    Ascender                                       10
   7.    Pulley                                         10
   8.    Helmet                                         10
   9.    Ice axe                                        10
   10.   Walking stick                                  10
   11.   Goggles                                        10
   12.   Hand lamp                                      10
   13.   Mittion                                        04 pair
   14.   Sleeping bags                                  10
   15.   Rucksack                                       10
   16.   Carry mats                                     10
   17.   Knap sacks                                     10
   18.   Wind proof jackets                             10

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19.   Wind proof trousers                          10
    20.   Shoe trekking                                10
    21.   Gaiters                                      10
    22.   Woolen cap                                   10
    23.   Flee gloves                                  10
    24.   Socks woolen                                 10
    25.   Medical kit                                  01
    26.   Oxygen clinder                               10
    27.   Stretcher                                    10

SDRF

S.No. Name         of No.       of    No.   of Total   Remarks
      Camp            SDRF            VHG’s
                      personnel
    1. Baltal         10              10        23
    2. Rail-Pathri    10              10        20     The SRDF MRT at this
                                                       location is proposed to be
                                                       established this year in
                                                       compliance PHQ Leeter
                                                       No:-
                                                       25(i)Sec/CIV/PHQ/2016/85
                                                       01-02
                                                       Dated:- 28-11-2016
    3. Brari Marg        10           10        20
    4. Sangam            10           10        20
    5. Holy Cave         10           10        20

List of Rescue equipments at SDRF MRT camps Rail-Pathri to Holy Cave

S.NO      Name of Rescue equipment                     Quantity at each camp
   1.     First –Aid boxes with medicine               02
   2.     Stretchers folding/ unfolding                02
   3.     Rope Static/ china                           115 metres
   4.     Fire Extinguisher 4 kg                       01
   5.     Shovels                                      04
   6.     Pick Axes                                    02
   7.     Crow bar                                     01
   8.     Red Blankets                                 03
   9.     Full Body Harness/ Seat Harness              01 each
   10.    Knee Pad Cushions                            02 pairs
   11.    Helmet Fibre                                 01 No. per head
   12.    Ascender                                     01 pair
   13.    Descender                                    01 No.

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14.   Carabineer plain/ Screw type                            03 No’s
    15.   Mitton                                                  02 pairs
    16.   Search lights                                           02 No’s
    17.   Oxygen cylinder                                         05 No’s
    18.   Pain spray                                              05 No’s

Rescue equipments at SDRF MRT Base camp Baltal

   1) 01 rescue vehicle at Baltal is deployed along with rescue equipments
   2) 01 Ambulance is also deployed at Baltal with emergency First Aid

S.NO      Name of Rescue equipment                                Quantity at each camp
   1.     Rescue vehicle fitted with filatablelightining system
   2.     Combination cutter                                      01
   3.     First –Aid boxes with medicine                          03
   4.     Stretchers folding/ unfolding                           05
   5.     Rope (Static)                                           100 metres
   6.     Fire Extinguisher fast action                           01
   7.     Shovels                                                 06
   8.     Pick Axes                                               04
   9.     Crow bar                                                04
   10.    Red Blankets                                            03
   11.    Full Body Harness/ Seat Harness                         01 each
   12.    Wood cutter (chain saw)                                 01
   13.    Helmet Fibre                                            01 per head
   14.    Ascender                                                01 pair
   15.    Descender                                               01 No.
   16.    Carabineer plain/ Screw type                            03 No’s
   17.    Life saving jackets                                     03
   18.    Search lights                                           03 No’s
   19.    Oxygen cylinder                                         05
   20.    Pain spray                                              05
   21.    Fire man Axe                                            02
   22.    Hydraulic cutter                                        01
   23.    Fire proximity suit                                     01 set
   24.    Water mist                                              01
   25.    Fire entry suit                                         01 set
   26.    Air Breathing apparatus                                 01 set
   27.    Pully (Big size)                                        02 No’s
   28.    Heavy Duty Gloves                                       02 pairs

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29.   Rubber Gloves                                             05 pairs
     30.   Diamond chain saw                                         01
     31.   Casuality bag                                             01
     32.   Rotatory rescue saw                                       01
     33.   Ramset with foot pump                                     01
     34.   Air lifting bag 10 ton, 20 ton, 40 ton, and 60 ton with   01 set
           Air cylinder and 2 pipes metreguage.

NDRF

 S.No Name                of        Strength to be Deployed          Contact details
      Location/Camp
 1    Pahalgam(This team            45 personnel under  the Shri Ravi Kumar, AC,
      will cover the area of        supervision   of    the Cont. No. 9465884332
      Chandanwari also)             Asst.Comdt NDRF         2 I/C Inspr Bharat Singh,
                                                            Cont. No. 9465884341
 2         Sheeshnag                45 personnel led by one ShSarwanjeet Singh, Inspr,
                                    Inspector               Cont. No. 9055220327
 3         Baltal                   45 personnel under the Shri Bhupinder, AC,
                                    supervision    of   the Cont. No. 9417802027
                                    Asst.Comdt NDRF                    9622843008
 4         Panchtarni               45 personnel led by one Shri Hari Om, Inspr,
                                    Inspector               Cont.No. 0465884338

JAWAHAR INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAINEETING & WINTER SPORTS (JIMWS)

        Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, Nunwan Pahalgam Institute has
trained 04 Rescue teams of Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police Personnel, who are performing
Rescue duties every year under the guidance of this Institute. The institute is providing all
necessary equipment to the Rescue teams every year. One more Rescue Team of 06 members of
this institute will be standby at Nunwan, Yatra Base Camp. The Institute is conducting its
scheduled courses and the team will be deputed in case of any emergency during the Shri
Amarnath Ji Yatra 2018 for any eventuality. The chief Instructor of this institute will be deputed
at any time if required to assist the Jammu & Kashmir Armed Police Rescue teams in case of any
adverse /technical requirement. Besides this institute is always ready to conduct any unforeseen
Rescue operation during the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2018.
Responsibility: Principal JIM, Nunwan Pahalgam

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Annexure:
List of Human Resource from different Departments deployed at various stations;

      Assistant Labour Commissioner.
S.No.   Name of Officers/Officials     Designation         Reporting      and Contact No.
                                                           Departure Date
1       Javaid Ahmad Bhat              DEO                 01.06.2018     to 7006411982
                                                           06.06.2018
2       Mohd Amin Parray               Orderly             07.06.2018     to 9596230882
                                                           12.06.2018
3       Zahoor Ahmad Rather            DEO                 13.06.2018 to 17. 7780943564
                                                           06. 2018

      Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department

S.No.   Name of Officers/Officials     Designation         Location           Contact No.

                                     Baltal Station
1.      Mr Javaid Ah Magray           I/C        Granary   I/C Camp Officer   9419086202
                                      Ganderbal            Baltal
2.      Mr Gh Jeelani Rather          SK- Cherwan          SK Baltal          9419508736
3.      Mr Parvaiz Ah. Bhat           ASK Thune            ASK Baltal         9419980004
4.      Mr Riyaz Ah Raina             ASK Surfraw          ASK Baltal         9596439990
5.      Mr Mohd Abdullah Khan         K Man                K Man Baltal       8491997668
6.      Mr Bashir Ahmad Bhat          ASK D Udder          ASK Baltal         9419485370
                                     Brarimarg Station
7.      Mr Mohammad Mudasir            ASK Nilgrath        I/C SK Brarimarg   9906834892
8.      Mr Ali Asgar                   ASK Gund            SK Brarimag        9469726146
                                     Panjtarni Station
9.      Mr M Kamal Kumar               ASK Margund         ASK Panjtarni      9419390031
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Holy Cave Station
10.       Mr Tariq Ah.Yatoo         ASK Kullan             SK Holy cave      9419391287
11.       Mr Lateef Ah. Magray      K Man                  K Man Holy cave   9419386493
12.       Mr Iftikhar Ahmad         ASK Sumbli Bala        ASK Holly cave    9797769720
                                   Gund Granary
13.                                                    I/C   SK         Gund 9622765234
                                                       Granary
14.       Mr Gh Nabi Ganie           ASK Ganiwan       I/C   SK         Gund 8803341393
                                                       Granary

                       Assisstant Commissioner Food Safety
 S.No. Name of the official          Designation             Location        Contact No.
 1     Mr. Fayaz Ahmad Bhat          Food Safety Officer     Baltal          9419490634

 2        Mr. Ab Hamid Sofi          Food Safety Officer     Manigam         9622862607

         Irrigation and Flood Control Division
S.No. Name of Officers/Officials         Designation                         Contact No.

1         Dildar Ahmad khan                                                  9419887243
2         Mohmad Shafi Lone                                                  9469012578
3         Farooq Ahmad Magray                                                9469879057
4         Gh. Rasool Malik                                                   9797770220

  Fire and Emergency Services
 S.No. Name of officer/official S/Shri   Rank & No.             Location     Mobile No.
 1     Zorawar Singh                     MD/SO                  Baltal       9419051581
 2     Sartaj Ahmed                      Driver 1963            Baltal       7006921393
 3     Mahinder Paul Singh               LFM-200                Baltal       9596065896
 4     Abdul Rashied                     L.F.M-198              Baltal       9419408983
 5     Mohammad Yaqoob                   LFM-1041               Baltal       9858339798
 6     Tariq Ahmad                       SGFM-1115              Baltal       8803128895

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7    Sunil Kumar             FM-1928        Baltal      8491804528
8    Ab. Rehman              FM-46(P)       Baltal      9419736423
9    Mustafa Kamal           Fm 1166        Baltal      9622834748
10   Shabir Ahmed            Fm 1309        Baltal      8491969611
11   Shakeel Ahmed           Fm             Baltal      9596230578
12   Ab Hameed Rather        LFM-801        Dumail      9906456284
13   Bashir Ahmad            LFM-682        Dumail      9622892922
14   Mohammad Rafiq          Fm-1377        Dumail      9469154897
15   Mohinder Singh          M.D 454        Dumail      9086793045
16   Ishtaq Ahmed            SGFM-1462      Dumail      9796905509
17   Ghulam Mustafa          SGFM-1345      Dumail      9419988395
18   Ghulam Nabi Malik       S.o            Nilgart     9906507216
19   Jalal-ud-din            LFM-743        Nilgart     9797012367
20   Gh Mohammad Bhat        LFM-135        Nilgart     8803170938
21   Sajan Singh             M.D-19         Nilgart     9858488295
22   Ab Rasheed              SGFM-1504      Nilgart     9596119249
23   Zahoor Ahmed            Fireman-1769   Nilgart     9906636071
24   Altaf Ahmed Bhat        Fm-1517        Nilgart     9858266083
25   Mohammad Ashraf         SGFM-1365      Nilgart     8404051866
26   Farooq Ahmed            Fm-1396        Nilgart     9697776602
27   Mohammad Yousuf         Sg-1745        Nilgart     9906636091
28   Sartaj Singh            Fm-1758        Nilgart     9419534553
29   Ghulam Mohi-ud-din      SO             Holy Cave   8491045232
30   Bashir Ahmad Wani       LFM-1080       Holy Cave   9858422450
31   Saif ud din kalsi       LFM-946        Holy Cave   95964442
32   Abdul Hameed            SGFM-1176      Holy Cave   9796941934
33   Mahraj-ud-din sheikh    SGFM-1373      Holy Cave   9697479561
34   Hilal Ahmed margay      Fm-1784        Holy Cave   9697245445
35   Najeeb ul Hassan        Fm-1799        Holy Cave   8803180289
36   Mohammad Sultan dhobi   LFM-1056       Manigam     9419718881
37   Sameer-ul-Hameed        LFM-1288       Manigam     9419002711
38   Manzoor Ahmed teli      SG-1103        Manigam     9419381330
39   Mohammad Ashraf         Sg fm-1352     Manigam     9622471352
40   Kaiser Ahmad            SG Fm-1354     Manigam     9797188415
41   Abdul Rashied           SG Fm-1358     Manigam     9469477527
42   Farooq Ahmed            Fm-1916        Manigam     8803038913
43   Mohammad Shaban         S.O            Down the    9858725649
                                            Cave
44   Farooq Ahmad            L.F.M-683      Down the    9419544835

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Cave
 45      Ghulam Hassan                     L.F.M-1072          Down the    9797294002
                                                               Cave
 46      Mohammad Yousuf                   Sg FM-1295          Down the    9858437933
                                                               Cave
 47      Abdul Qayoom                      Sg FM-1152          Down the    9697125157
                                                               Cave
 48      Zahoor Ahmed Raina                Sg FM-1980          Down the    9858907033
                                                               Cave
 49      Bashir Ahmed                      Sg FM-1370          Down the    8803314643
                                                               Cave
 50      Aariful Islam                     FM-1983             Down the    9596057033
                                                               Cave
 51      Mushtaq Ahmed Dar                 M.D 71              Shadipora   7051656031
 52      Turiman Mir                       LFM-1219            Shadipora   8803474086
 53      Mohammad Maqbool                  LFM-1058            Shadipora   9596224718
 54      Ali Mohammad Kumar                Sg Fm-1481          Shadipora   9596081365
 55      Mushtaq Ahmed Kumar               SG Fm-1475          Shadipora   99067477563

     Assistant Regional Transport Officer

 S.No.   Name of officer/official S/Shri   Designation         Location    Mobile No.
 1       Mr. ArifParvaiz Shah              ARTO                            9419066215
 2       Mr. Suhail ZumZum Qadri           MVI                             9906574519
 3       Mr. Mohammad Iqbal                                                9419416902
 4       Mr.Mehraj ud din                                                  9797846777
 5       Mr Ali Mohammad Lone                                              7051408160

 R&B Division Ganderbal

S.No     Name Of Officer               Designation            Location     Contact No
1.       Er.Syed Sajad Ahmad           Executive Engineer                  9419007128
2.       Er.Sheikh Javaid Ahmad        Assistant .Executive                9906536000
                                       Engineer
3.       Er.Ishtiyaq Ahmad Rather      Junior Engineer                     9906000426
4.       Er.Sanjay Koul                Junior Engineer                     8491044377
5.       Parvaiz Ahmad                 Work supervisor                     9906436344
6.       Ghulam Nabi                   Works Supervisor                    9906075332

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 Tourism Department of J&K
1.Deputy Director Tourism as Nodal Officer.
2.Mr.Mohammad Aslam Naik Incharge Tourist Officer.
     Further Details Of Deployed Officers

A.INFORMATION COUNTER Gateway of Kashmir/ Walnut Factory Qazigund

S.No.    Name of the officer       Designation       Present Place of Contact No
                                                     Posting
1.       Mrs.Rubeena Shaheen       Tourist Officer   Qazigund         9906606555
2.       Showket Ali Sheikh        Sr.Assistant      Qazigund/Verinag 9419722730
3.       Gh.Hassan Lone            Watcher           Aharbal
4.       Shabir Ahmad Dar          Watcher           Qazigund

B.INFORMATION COUNTER SONAMARG

S.NO     Name of the officer       Designation       Present Place of Contact No
                                                     Posting
1.       Abdul Majid Wani          Khansaman         Naranag
2.       Mushtaq Ahmad Magray      Chowkidar         Sonamarg
3.       Assadullah Sofi           Gardener          Sonamarg
4.       Mushtaq Ahmad Mir         Gardener          Naranag
5.       Abdul Khaliq Ganai        Gardener          Hariparbat

C. INFORMATION COUNTER BALTAL Ist Shift( 26.06.2018 to 27.07.2018)

S.No.    Name of the officer       Designation       Present Place of Contact No
                                                     Posting
1.       Farooq Ahmad Bhat         Orderly           Manasbal              9103250029
2.       Gh.Mohi ud din Lone       Golf Mali         Gulmarg

D. . INFORMATION COUNTER BALTAL 2nd Shift (28.07.2018 till end of Yatra)

S.NO.    Name of the officer       Designation       Present    Place   of Contact No
                                                     Posting
1.       Mohammad Yousuf Mir       Bearer            Ganderbal             9906605910
2.       Mushtaq Ahmad Khatana     Helper            T.O.Gulmarg

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E.Mobile Camp

S.NO.     Name of the officer              Designation            Present    Place   of Contact No
                                                                  Posting
1.         Masrat Hashim                   DDT                    DOT                   9419513911
2.        Ajaz Ahmad                       ADT                    DOT
3.        Sajad Ahmad Sheikh               Stenographer           Est.Section           9622874513
4.        Tariq Ahmad Dar                  Sr.Assistant           Est.Section           9906523573
5.        Tariq Ahmad Pampori              Sr. Assistant          Est.Section
6.        Reyaz Ahmad Bhat                 Jr.Assistant           Personal Section      9906523572
7.        Irshad Mohi ud din               Jr.Assistant

 Chief Medical Officer
S.NO.     Name of the officer              Designation            Location              Contact No
1.        Dr.Shabir Ahmad Awan             BMO                    Yatra Officer         9419442342
                                                                  Baltal
2.        Dr.Arshad Rasool Baba            Medical officer        Manigam camp          9797298862
3.        Dr.Nadeem                        Medical officer        Base camp
                                           PHC Sonamarg           Hospital Baltal       9797868651
4.        Mr.Hakim Gh. Hassan              Yatra Store keeper     Base camp             8491944346
                                                                  Hospital Baltal
5.        Mr.Altaf Kassana                 Yatra Asst.Store       Base camp             9797257552
                                           keeper                 Hospital Baltal
6.        Mr.Showkat Ahmad                 Jr.Asst(.camp clerk)   Base camp             9622861668
                                                                  Hospital Baltal
Animal Husbandry Department
S.      Name of              Designation                                              Contact No.
No.     Officers/Officials

1       Dr. Abdul Gani       Vety. Assistant Surgeon                                  9419092176
        Baba

2       Dr. Hakeem           Vety. Assistant Surgeon                                  9596240160
        Jeelani

3       Dr. Waseem           Vety. Assistant Surgeon                                  9622511010
        Rehman

4       Dr. Shakoor          Vety. Assistant Surgeon                                  7006571312
        Ahmad

5       Dr. Umer Alla        Vety. Assistant Surgeon                                  9797422460

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