In order to avoid any untoward incident during Independence Day celebrations in Ranchi on Saturday, Morhabadi ground will be handed over to the control of 50 magistrates and 200 police personnel. According to a joint order passed by Deputy Commissioner Manoj Kumar and SSP Prabhat Kumar, policemen in plain clothes will also be deputed in and around the ground to keep a close watch on anti-social elements during the occasion.
“Adequate security arrangements are being made for peaceful Independence Day celebration on Saturday where a decision has been taken to deploy over 200 policemen to guard Morhabadi ground,” said a senior police official.
Proper sanitisation of the area will be done both on Friday and Saturday by sniffer dogs and anti-sabotage equipments, he added. An order has also been passed to depute medical staff and fire tenders at the venue to deal with any emergency like situation.
Final rehearsal for the parade will be done on Thursday under tight security. Some changes have also been made in movement of vehicles to enable smooth traffic movement during the parade.
One platoon each of CRPF, CISF, ITBP, JAP-I, Jharkhand Jaguar, JAP-II, OR, Home Guard (Rural), SSB, NCC SR (Girls) and two platoons of Fire Brigade will be taking part in the parade.
In order to maintain peace during the I-Day celebration, adequate deployment of police force will also be done at some of the vulnerable locations like Booty More, Bariatu Chowk, Piska More, Birsa Chowk, Rajendre Chowk, Overbridge, Shahid Chowk and lalpur Chowk. Officer in Charge of all Police Stations have also been alerted to be more vigilant in their areas so that no any untoward incident takes place.