The Union Ministry of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh has approved a number of non-lethal mechanisms for mob control in the Kashmir valley, sources said on Tuesday.
Singh according to sources will make an announcement at all-party delegation led by him on September 4.
Sources said, “The panel set up on the instructions of Home Minister Rajnath Singh recommended the use of chilli-pepper canisters with a soft nose for mob control.”
“As a pilot project, armour-plated water-canons which fire ‘slugs’ of water will also be introduced in the valley,” sources said.
The use of soft, rubber-nose plastic shells were also recommended, they added.