Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday underlined the need for securing the vital infrastructure projects across J&K.
Sinha Gagangir area of Ganderbal district where a deadly terror attack at a tunnel construction site left seven people dead, officials said.
The officials said the LG interacted with the officials and workers of the tunnel construction agency, APCO Infratech, took stock of the situation and discussed measures to ensure their safety and security.
A doctor and six labourers were killed when terrorists attacked the tunnel construction site on Sunday.
The unidentified terrorists carried out the attack when the labourers and other staff working on the tunnel project at Gund in Ganderbal had returned to their camp late in the evening.
The terrorists, believed to be at least two, opened indiscriminate fire on the group of labourers that included both locals and non-locals.
While two labourers died on the spot, four others and the doctor succumbed to their injuries later. Five people are undergoing treatment for their injuries.
During his visit, the LG, according to an official press release, also chaired a meeting of officers of police, civil administration, project implementing agency and other security agencies and directed that the security grid should be further strengthened to ensure zero terror incidents in order to push rapid social and economic development.
In the meeting, LG Sinha underlined the need for securing the vital infrastructure projects across J&K UT and putting in place a multi-pronged and foolproof mechanism for coordination with project implementing agencies to prevent security breaches. He said the safety and security of workers and officers working on key infrastructure projects is the highest priority for the government.
The LG emphasised the need for stricter access control and regular patrolling around the project sites. He also directed the security forces and the police to conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations pro-actively to wipe out terrorism in J&K UT.
