State Director General of Police (DGP) Ramniwas on Tuesday carried out inspection in the bordering districts of Kanker and Rajnandgaon in view of the first phase of Assembly polls on November 11 in Chhattisgarh.
The DGP visited the interior parts of insurgency ridden Kanker district and had extensive talks with the State and Para Military personnel and officers deployed on poll duty regarding preparedness while boosting their morale and also directing to take all necessary precautions while on duty.
Ramniwas also asked the personnel and the officers to take precautions against contracting Malaria while on duty in the forested regions and also directed the District Police officers to co-ordinate with the Health Department for ensuring availability of all necessary medicines for the troopers.
He also directed the officials of central forces to keep in mind the culture of locals and the tribals with good behavior while creating a safe environment for them to cast their vote.
Keeping in view the safety of leaders of various political parties, the DGP inspected security arrangements at Dongargarh region of Rajnandgaon district which would go to polls in the first phase.
He later held a meeting at the Rajnandgaon District headquarters with the District Superintendent of Police Dr Sanjeev Shukla and other senior police officials while directing them to take all security measures in the region.
The DGP later also convened a meeting of the officials at the local Police Control Room and offered necessary directives.
This apart, the DGP while talking to the officials directed them to take extra care during the arrival of key political leaders and also citizens , women and children arriving in public meetings for ensuring their security.
During his inspection, Ramniwas also met Inspector General of Police (IGP) , Durg Range, Ashok Juneja, Deputy Inspector General of Police DIG (Gujarat) Ms Neerja, DIG (Naxal Operation), Rajnandgaon and Dhamtari P S Bara, Rajnandgaon District Magistrate Ashok Agrawal besides senior SPG and forest officials.