To avoid any untoward incident in Thursday’s lok Sabha elections, the district administration of Gautam Budh Nagar has made elaborate security arrangement.
Central Paramilitary Force (CPMF) and police force from neighbouring district have reached the districts and cops have started flag march in sensitive and critical areas. Special teams have also been deployed to check misuse of money, musclemen and liquor for influencing the voters.
In Gautam Budh Nagar, 12 companies of paramilitary forces and five companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed.
“Apart from armed forces we are getting additional force of 4,000 personnel from nearby districts. On the day of election, polling booths and EVMs will be guarded by paramilitary forces while local police will make round and guard the venues from outside. We have divided the district into 19 zones consisting of 100 clusters, each cluster will have four policemen. There are 32 mobile parties and quick response teams which will make round and ensure security,” said Preetinder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police of Gautam Budh Nagar.
AV Rajamouli, District Magistrate of Gautambudh Nagar said, “Hundred sectoral magistrates and senior administrative officers have also been appointed to ensure liaison with the polling booths. They will report the percentage of votes polled to the returning officers on an hourly basis. Besides, web cameras have been installed at several places to also keeping an eye and provide web casting.”