Srinagar: Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh, declared open a 3-day Water Sports Festival ‘Jashan-e-Dal 2023’ today at a function held at SKICC Back Lawn, this afternoon.
The event is being organized by Jammu and Kashmir Police under its Civic Action Programme.
Declaring open the festival, the Director General of Police, J&K, said that the word celebration comes to the fore itself when we speak of the Dal Lake and what could be better than to celebrate water sports activities Jashn-e-dal in the Dal Lake which is being organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with other associations & clubs since very long.
He said that after the successful conduct of the G20 summit, the Dal Lake is looking more attractive and I am very happy that the Jashn-e-dal festival has been organized after a gap of one year, he added. He hoped that the number of Dal lovers would get bigger and bigger with each passing day.
The DGP said that the Dal Lake has not only attracted its lovers from all around the world with its beauty and charm but it has helped & supported a number of our youth to hone their water sports talent which they successfully exhibited in different competitions at national and international level. He congratulated all the players who have excelled in different water sports games at different levels and also lauded the role of the Water Sports Association. “Jammu and Kashmir Police has worked as the backbone for providing support and assistance to the water sports association and assured that JKP will continue its support by providing different platforms.”
The DGP said that Dal Lake has witnessed and tolerated many turbulent times during the last more than 30 years and it is time to pay back all the happy moments and celebrate the prevailing peace with it. He urged the media fraternity to spread the message of the beauty of Dal Lake to the world.
The DGP congratulated the ADGP Armed and his team for organizing the event as the first event of the current calendar year. He also congratulated the Water Sports Association for its role in conducting the event. He added that J&K Police thinks it is an utmost social responsibility to provide platforms & opportunities to our youth and get them involved in healthy and positive activities alongside performing its organizational responsibilities. He informed that a number of sports events are in the pipeline.
The DGP appreciated & complimented the role of each and every officer/official of the Police, and Security Forces who have played their role in maintaining peace & order here. He said that it’s heartening to know that destination weddings are being organised here adding that it gives comfort that Jammu and Kashmir is coming back to its glory. He said that tourism and activities related to it are flourishing here which would definitely help people in showcasing their hospitality to the world.
He said that the security situation is getting better and better, adding that anti-national elements are hatching conspiracies to disrupt the peace. “Our resolve to thwart each conspiracy with strong hands will continue,” he added. He said that education & businesses are not suffering due to law & order problems which is good for the people and the UT. He said that some bad elements who are mentally sick are targeting innocents to disrupt the peaceful environment and hoped that their mental sickness gets cured soon. He thanked the people, especially the youth who have fully supported and cooperated for the peace of UT. He wished good luck to all the participants of the event.
Speaking to the media, the DGP said that under its Civic Action Programme, J&K Police organizes and sponsors a number of sports activities and Jashn-e-dal is one of the activities which is being celebrated like a Urs along with youth and children and water sports association. He said that it is aimed to provide a platform and opportunity for youth to showcase their talent at national and international levels. He said that some attempts from across the LoC are being made continuously to push in terrorists just to keep the terrorism alive that is dying a slow death.
He said that Security forces have foiled the majority of infiltration bids this year and added that the anti-infiltration grid at the border is strong enough to thwart all such attempts which are being made from Pakistan. To a query about arrangements for the upcoming Yatra, the DGP said that all the security arrangements are being made to ensure a smooth and peaceful pilgrimage.
“We will ensure every pilgrim goes back with great memories,” he added.
He congratulated the youth of Jammu and Kashmir for rejecting terrorism and having chosen peace over death and destruction. Regarding narcotics and drugs, the DGP said that a social initiative within the society is most needed and he appealed to the people to come forward and help in uprooting the evil from our society.
Earlier, ADGP Armed J&K S. J. M. Geelani welcomed the Chief Guest, Civil and Police Officers, participants, school children, and media and thanked them for making the inaugural function a success. Giving details of the events being conducted by the J&K Armed Police, the ADGP said that Jashn-e-dal is the first event of the current year.
He said that the Jashn-e-dal event has played an important role in promoting water sports. He said that last year over 12000 sports persons and athletes participated in major four events organized by J&K Police and hoped that the number would increase this year. He said that during the 3-day event of Jashn-e-dal over 600 water sports athletes will participate in 20 different events.
Spl. DsG R. R. Swain, A. K. Choudhary, ADsGP S. J. M Gillani, M.K Sinha, Sunil Kumar, IGP B S Tuti, DsIG Sujit Kumar, Vivek Gupta, Shahid Mehraj, Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Abdul Qayoom and Javid Iqbal Matoo, JK Water Sports Kayaking, and Canoeing Association, Tariq Ahmad Ghani vice president, Dr. Burhan Bazaz president Rowing Association J&K, and other members, Dr. Bilkis Mir and other senior police and civil officers, SSsP of different wings, AIsG of PHQ, Commandants of different battalions were present on the occasion.
