District administration on Saturday assured that civic amenities will be in place near their puja pandals in view of the upcoming Durga Puja.
East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Vijaya Jhadav while addressing the meeting on Durga puja assured that civic amenities like repairing of street lights, roads and cleaning of wastes would be in place in areas hosting puja pandals.
The announcement by the deputy commissioner also meant that magistrates and police officials deputed in the 25 zones (in terms of police stations) and six super zones (based in terms of clusters of police stations) would have to coordinate with the local urban bodies and corporate sectors in facilitating civic amenities and local puja committees to ensure that there is no violation.
Addressing the meeting, the officials asked all the puja committees that drunken youths not accompany their immersion procession on Bijoya Dashami.
“If the police gets information about rowdy behaviour by youths during immersion ceremony under influence of liquor then legal action would be taken against the guilty youths but this time police will also lodge FIR against president and secretary of the puja committees and also initiate proceeding for cancellation of their puja license,” said an official.
“Street lights and high masts which are not functional should be repaired by the zonal and super zonal officials after coordinating with municipal and notified area committee officials in non-company areas. While Tata Steel UISL (Jusco), will repair streetlights and roads in areas falling under their command areas,” the official informed.
The Deputy Commissioner informed that soon the administration will hold a meeting with the Central Puja Committee and Peace Committee and apprise them about the guidelines of the administration regarding administrative preparations and the expected cooperation in the maintenance of law and order during the worship.
The three municipal officials were directed that in addition to the district level control room, the concerned municipal body would also operate the control room/war room. She said that on the basis of the information received, the personnel deputed in the control room would ensure to resolve the problems/complaints immediately by informing the senior officers. Before the commencement of the puja, instructions were given for on-site inspection of high mast lights installed at various places and repair of street lights, fogging, blanching, and regular drain-cleaning of roads. Necessary guidelines were also given regarding the cleanliness of the puja pandal premises, drinking water supply etc.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the use of plastic is completely prohibited in the district, so under IEC activity, put up posters in the pandals to make people aware about No plastic and drug de-addiction. In the meeting, installation of large dustbins, cleaning of river ghats for immersion, availability of sound system, diver, signage related to 'there is danger ahead', 'danger zone' etc. During worship and immersion, discussion was held regarding crowd control and smooth traffic system.