Dehradun District Magistrate Ravinath Raman held a meeting with the district officers and directed them to complete all the preparations related to Independence Day celebrations in the district.
Raman said that the Independence Day celebrations will be held with traditional fervor across the district. The main programme will be held at Parade Ground in Dehradun where Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat would hoist the tri-colour around 9 am.
All the department officials, freedom fighters and representatives of different social organisations, senior citizen and people of the state are expected to participate in the programme. The national flag will be hoisted at 8 am at government and non government offices on August 15 in the district, it is learnt.
Nagar Nigam officials have been directed to illuminate the government buildings, historical monuments and others in the district and ensure that the lights work on August 14-15 in the district. In addition, they have been directed to ensure that the street lights work on the day.
District entertainment officer has been directed to ensure that local cable telecast patriotic films. The district officer has been directed to ensure that patriotic songs are played at all intersections and crossings on loudspeakers to mark the occasion. The officers concerned should launch sanitation drives in the parks and to clean the statues of national freedom fighters and the martyred statehood activists. Besides, people would be asked to plant trees on the occasion.
The sale of liquors has been banned on August 15and to implement it, the excise officers were directed to ensure that liquor shops are closed. The sports officer was directed to submit list of players who have performed well at various level of sports competition held at different places in the last one year. The officers of various departments were directed to complete all the arrangements related to Independence Day celebrations at Parade Ground where main function will be held.
The education officers were directed to ensure that several programmes and competitions on sports and cultural progammes are held at the school levels. Students should be informed about history of the anti-colonial movement and lives of the freedom fighters in the schools, he added.
Among those present on the occasion were ADM (administration) Jharna Kamthan, ADM (finance) Pratap Shah, SDMs and other district officers.