Srinagar, August 13: A tight security blanket has been thrown around the Bakshi Stadium, the main site of the Independence Day celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure an incident-free function in the valley.
A full dress rehearsal of the parade was held at Bakshi Stadium here on Wednesday, where Divisional Commissioner VK Bhiduri took a salute in the past of March. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone VK Burdi told reporters here after the entire dress rehearsal, “We have made multi-level security arrangements for the Independence Day celebrations. High growth spotters have been deployed to maintain vigilance.”
He said that to ensure peaceful Independence Day, all possibilities have been taken into consideration by drafting the security scheme.
After today’s parade at the stadium, artists and school children performed in a cultural program highlighting the diversity of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police, security forces and pieces of school children participated in the entire dress rehearsal parade. (PTI)