*November 20:Advisor to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor J&K (UT) Shri Baseer Ahmad Khan, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Shri Pandurang Kondbarao Pole & Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Shri Vijay Kumar-IPS, today visited Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam districts to review preparedness for forth coming elections.

The meeting at District headquarters was attended by respective senior Civil/Police officers. The meetings focused on security and other related arrangements pertaining to the forth coming elections.

IGP Kashmir held a detailed security review meetings with the officers of police and CAPF. He also took extensive review of the security arrangements put in place for ensuring peaceful and smooth forthcoming elections.

IGP Kashmir at district headquarters was briefed by the concerned Police/CAPF officers about various security measures adopted by them for ensuring peaceful elections. They also presented an overview of the steps initiated by them in the districts to counter the challenges faced at the ground level.

IGP Kashmir stressed on the officers to ensure synergy, better coordination and communication among all the forces and civil administration working at the ground level to achieve the objective of conducting peaceful and successful elections. He also urged upon the officers to strengthen the general security grid of the area to ensure peaceful upcoming elections. The district SSsP were also instructed to keep vigil on anti-national and anti-social elements who are inimical to peace. Besides they were also instructed to generate specific intelligences to conduct anti-terrorist operations along with security forces.```