Police have made elaborate security arrangements to ensure peaceful conduct of ongoing Durga Puja celebrations in the State capital. Adequate police force will be deployed at Parade Ground where thousands of Doon residents are expected to witness the burning of the effigies of Ravan and other demons on Vijaydashmi this Sunday.
Mussoorie Circle Officer Jaya Baloni said that security has been beefed up in view of Durga Puja celebrations in the city. All the police stations in-charge have been directed to deploy adequate police force at temples and other venues where Durga Puja is being celebrated in the state capital. In order to conduct Durga Puja celebrations peacefully, police barricading will also be erected at various places in the city.
She further said that during Dusshera celebrations, additional force will be deployed around Parade Ground where thousands of people are expected to gather and witness the burning of the effigies of Ravan, Kumbhakarn and Meghnad. Apart from this, the police stations in-charge have been directed to deploy adequate police force during religious processions which are conducted as part of the Dusshera celebrations in the city. As large numbers of people participate in the religious procession, police will be deployed at crossings to resolve the traffic congestion in the city.