LIDDER VAISHAV RESCUE OPERATION AT CHECKPORA KULGAM ON 09 SEP 2012

General

1. The Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS) is a joint venture of Ministry of Defence and Govt of J&K (Tourism) Rakhsha Mantri is the President and Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir is the Vice President of the Institute. The Institute carried out several rescue operations in the 2012. 1st rescue operation of the year was carried out at Mughal Road Car Rally  from 30 June to 01 Jul 2012 in which two teams consisting of fifteen well trained members were deployed  in Dubjan (Shopian) and Daksum rescue sites, another team of eight members was standby at Pahalgam and ready to deploy within a short notice on call in emergency at Institute. 2nd rescue operation on call by  Mr Abdul Gaffar Tehsildar of Pahalgam was carried out at Shekhpora, Sallar-Pahalgam on 22 Aug 2012.