In view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha election, a training was organised for video surveillance team (VSTs), cameramen of flying squad team (FSTs) and static surveillance team (SSTs) in Leh.
The training was conducted by Nodal Officer, Expenditure and Monitoring, Zulfikar Ali. He talked about the roles and responsibilities of the VSTs, cameramen of FSTs and SSTs and how these teams have to tackle different situations during the election period.
He also talked about what to record during an election campaign and the process of submitting the recorded evidence along with the cue sheet.
Additionally, he said that all teams have to stay vigilant since the nomination period has started and ensure that they are present in their respective locations.
The training ended with Zulfikar Ali responding to the queries by members of the VSTs and cameramen of the FSTs and SSTs.
Ladakh is a region in India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region. Ladakh is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, both the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan to the west, and the southwest corner of Xinjiang across the Karakoram Pass in the far north. It extends from the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range to the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south. The eastern end, consisting of the uninhabited Aksai Chin plains, is claimed by the Indian Government as part of Ladakh, but has been under Chinese control.
In the past, Ladakh gained importance from its strategic location at the crossroads of important trade routes, but as Chinese authorities closed the borders between Tibet Autonomous Region and Ladakh in the 1960s, international trade dwindled. Since 1974, the Government of India has successfully encouraged tourism in Ladakh. As Ladakh is strategically important, the Indian military maintains a strong presence in the region.
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