NB In Pics | MARCOS, NSG in action in Kashmir ahead of G20

While the MARCOS specialise in maritime operations, the NSG is India"s elite anti-hostage special forces that will protect the main venue of the G20 meeting, the "SKICC" on the banks of Dal Lake.

NewsBharati    19-May-2023 15:30:44 PM
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Indian Army on Wednesday deployed its Marine Commandos at the world-famous Dal Lake as well as National Security Guards (NSG) in Srinagar in the wake of the upcoming G20 tourism meet next week. While the Army's Navy marine commandos (MARCOS) specialise in maritime operations, the NSG is India's elite anti-hostage special forces that will protect the main venue of the G20 meeting, the 'SKICC' on the banks of Dal Lake.
  
MARCOS, NSG commandos conduct drills in Kashmir ahead of G20
The elite MARCOS are conducting continuous patrolling operations in the Lake area since their deployment on May 17.
 

MARCOS, NSG commandos conduct drills in Kashmir ahead of G20 
Recent terror attacks in the union territory, as well as continuous intelligence inputs about efforts from across the Line of Control (LoC) to disrupt the G20 meeting, have prompted security agencies to deploy MARCOS and NSG commandos for the upcoming G-20 meetings in Srinagar, including the world-famous Dal Lake.
 

MARCOS, NSG commandos conduct drills in Kashmir ahead of G20 
Marines, also known as Marcos, have taken over the security of Dal Lake, around the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), the venue for the G20 meeting.
 
 
NSG commandos have been conducting area domination exercises along with police and paramilitary forces. On Thursday, NSG carried out searches at Lal Chowk.
 
 
MARCOS, NSG commandos conduct drills in Kashmir ahead of G20
 

MARCOS, NSG commandos conduct drills in Kashmir ahead of G20 
Reports suggest that Pakistan is leaving no stone unturned to sabotage the G20 meeting in Srinagar. Intelligence agencies have received a letter with detailed instructions for Pakistani sympathisers to target India before and during the G-20 summit in Kashmir.
 
 
Apart from this, Army, Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Jammu and Kashmir Police are part of the security grid.
 
"We have made three-tier security arrangements. Anti-drone equipment is being deployed with the help of NSG and army. For Dal Lake security, Marcos are being deployed besides the police. Police, BSF, CRPF and SSB are being deployed to ensure an incident-free event," said Vijay Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir.
 
Around 100 delegates are expected to attend the 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar on May 22-24. Sources say China and Turkey are likely to skip the meeting.