UP Chief Secretary Pravir Kumar has directed the district administrative officials through video-conference on Tuesday to be vigilant and to make all efforts to maintain peace and communal harmony during the Eid festivities and Kanwar Yatra. He lauded the efforts of officers for maintaining peace during the month of Ramadan and Alwida ki Namaz.
Principal Secretary, Home Debashish Panda, Director General Police Javeed Ahmed, Home Secretary Kamal Saxena along with senior officials of Home and Police department were present during the video-conference.
Chief Secretary said that water and power supply along with sanitation should be ensured during the Eid. He asked the district officials to keep a strict and regular watch on sensitive areas through police patrolling and picketing.
He also directed that all district officials should keep the communication system active and traffic management should be such that it did not cause problems to the public. He said that persons disturbing the public order and peace should be dealt with strictly.
Chief Secretary directed to specify the route of Kanwar Yatra in advance and asked for optimum utilization of CCTV and video cameras. He said that barricading and other traffic arrangements should be made to ensure smooth traffic during the Yatra.
Kumar said that police should be well prepared during the Kanwar Yatra. He said that all necessary arrangements should be in place to maintain peace in districts.
On the other side, video-conference was attended by zonal Inspector Generals of police, DIGs, Divisional Commissioners, District Magistrates and Senior Superintendents of police along with other officials concerned.