A week long special training is being provided to police personnel to be deployed for the Ardh Kumbh. Dedicated outdoor and indoor training is being given to ensure successful and peaceful completion of Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2016.
Six batches have already completed their training so far with each batch comprising about 250 police personnel from different parts of the state. Superintendent of Police (SP) Traffic, Ardh Kumbh, Shweta Choubey said that training will be provided to 18 such batches by the end of this year. She added that thes special training is being imparted to police personnel who will be deployed at various locations in the Mela area during the Ardh Kumbh 2016.
Elaborating on the training schedule Choubey said that the week long training is divided into two sections- indoor and outdoor training. Indoor training is imparted during the first half of the day at Armed Training Center (ATC) Haridwar on subjects like behaviour with devotees, role and importance of being a facilitator during the mela, important historical and tourist places, quick response during any unwanted situation like stampede, terrorist attacks, traffic management, parking plan, route diversion and crowd control. Every batch is also being trained in administering first aid. Outdoor training is provided in the second half of the day at different locations of the city. The main focus of the outdoor training is area familiarisation, which is being provided on a person to person basis so that he or she can be deployed to any post during the Mela period. Inspector JP Juyal, an instructor for outdoor session said that five teams of 50 each are formed for the training. Choubey further added that Mela administration has decided to compile a pocket booklet providing basic, quick and important information on the Ardh Kumbh, tourist places, important temples, festivals and other related information. Religious figures and media persons are also being called to speak on aspects including behavior with pilgrims and media persons.