Srinagar Mar 25 PTI To overcome the problem of frequent cancellation of flights due to low visibility at the Srinagar airport here authorities on Friday said the process to install Category II instrument landing system ILS will commence next month The system will bring the visibility threshold down to 500 metres from the current 1000 metres and it will be ready for commissioning in October they said The instrument landing system at our airport is currently designed to function at the visibility of more than 1000 metres We never operate a flight if the visibility is less than this threshold an official at the Srinagar airport said The installation of the new system will commence in April and it will be ready for commissioning in October The visibility threshold with the new system will come down to 500 metres We have state-of-the-art landing and navigation facilities and we continuously strive for their improvement in line with the increase in traffic the official said To enhance the safety of passengers aircraft and employees a range of modern equipment have been installed he said We recognize that a piece of equipment is as good as the person operating or using it Therefore we ensure world class training for our staff he said Flights are cancelled sometimes for days together due to low visibility in the wake of bad weather especially when it snows in Kashmir The officials said latest machinery is being used for snow removal and clearing of ice from the airfield and the objective is always to ensure minimum disruption to flight operations during inclement weather We are sensitive to the adverse effect of the snow accumulation on the aircraft wings Thus we deploy water spray for de-icing so that there are no unnecessary delays in flight operations the official said About Rs 1500 crore will be invested in constructing a new terminal building and six more aircraft parking stands at the airport he mentioned PTI SSB SSB CJ CJ

Srinagar Mar 24 PTI In the wake of a spike in militancy-related incidents in the recent past Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh on Thursday called for the strengthening of the security grid in the Valley and putting in place effective counter measures against terror violence Singh and Financial Commissioner Additional Chief Secretary Home Department Raj Kumar Goyal jointly chaired a high-level security review meeting at the Police Control Room Kashmir here Top officials from the police Army Central Reserve Police Force and Sashastra Seema Bal attended the meeting a police spokesman said The Director General of Police stressed on effective counter measures regarding terror crimes and directed them to further strengthen the security grids Singh directed the officers to enhance communication within the ranks as also between the sister agencies for desired results the spokesman said Referring to the recent killings of innocent people the DGP directed to improve the immediate response measures to terror crime incidents He also directed the officers to intensify operations against militants and their support network the spokesman said Raj Kumar Goyal appreciated the coordinated efforts of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Armed Police Forces on their anti-terror measures He stressed on keen documentation and fulfilling the technicalities in investigation of cases of special nature He also emphasized on quick disposal of cases under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967 the spokesman said PTI SSB SSB CJ CJ

Srinagar Mar 19 PTI Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded three fresh cases of COVID-19 taking the total number of infections to 453523 while no death due to the virus was reported in 24 hours officials said Of the fresh cases one was from Jammu division and two from Kashmir they said There are 107 active cases in the union territory while the number of recovered patients was 448666 the officials said The death toll in the union territory due to the pandemic was 4750 Meanwhile the officials said there were 51 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis black fungus in the union territory and no fresh case was reported since Friday evening PTI SSB SSB CJ CJ

Srinagar Mar 19 PTI Militants shot at and injured a non-local carpenter in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama district on Saturday police said The injured Mohammad Akram 40 sustained a bullet injury at a round 910 pm He was rushed to a nearby hospital and then shifted to SMHS Hospital here an official said Akram is a native of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh He stays at Arihal in Pulwama the official said PTI SSB SSB CJ CJ