To review the security scenario in view of Kartik Purnima in Haridwar where around lakhs of pilgrims are supposed to take a dip in the water of Ganga in Har ki Pauri, on Sunday, the Garhwal Range DIG Amit Sinha convened a meeting with police officials and gave necessary instructions to Haridwar SSP on Saturday.
like previous years, lakhs of pilgrims from various districts of Uttarakhand, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and other part of country are expected to reach Har Ki Pauri for taking a dip in the water of Ganga on Kartik purnima. He has directed the police to take all possible security measures including deployment of additional force at important places to ensure peaceful conduct of this event in the district.
Additional SPs, Deputy SPs, inspectors, sub-inspectors and others have been directed to conduct inspection in their jurisdiction and ensure that security has been beefed in view of this event. The police officers were directed to take action against those who take law in their hands.
Vehicles coming from outside states need to be properly checked by installing barricading at various places in the district, he added. DIG Sinha said that Mela areas have been divided into eight zones and 32 sectors. DySP has been deployed at each zone while inspectors and sub-inspectors have been deputed at each sector. All the zonal and sector officers have been directed to ensure smooth flow of traffic in their jurisdiction.
For peaceful conduct of this event, eight DySPs, 17 inspectors, 96 sub-inspectors, 62 head constables, 432 constables, 65 female constables, one traffic inspector, four traffic sub-inspector, 25 lIU personnel, seven company of PAC and 32 police personnel in plain cloth have been deployed in the district.