To review security and safety arrangements during Durga festival, Dushhera and idol immersion procession, a meeting of higher officials of police and administration was held at police control room on Sunday.
At the beginning of the meeting, DIG, Irshad Wali detailed about the preparations for Ravana Dahan, and idol immersion procession.
He told meetings with committee members have been done at police stations and all programmes would be organized in coordination with security measures and police force would be deployed.
Cameras will monitor immersion sites and the social media wing of the police will take action to keep an eye on those who spread rumors and misinformation on social media.
IG Adarsh Katiyar said that till the end of the immersion program, all the police officers will remain in the police stations and will continuously visit their areas and keep the force reserve in the police stations.
SDRF Chief ADG DC Sagar said that life jackets, rope, life ball, torch will be kept in every police mobile so that it can be used when needed, along with home guards and trained personnel of SDRF will remain at all immersion sites till the end of the immersion program.
Divisional Commissioner Kalpana Shrivastava also said that arrangement has been made at all the immersion sites by the administration. Instructions have been given to keep divers and sailors at all places.
Collector Tarun Pithode informed in the meeting that the duty of all the officers for 8-8 hours has been imposed at the sites. No one will leave the venue until the reliever arrives.