As the State Capital enters into New Year festivities, Ranchi police will add an extra security cover at the picnic spots to ensure that 2017 begins on a happy note. Security forces along with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been roped in for duty on each of these picnic spots.
“To ensure that law and order is maintained during this New Year, we have deployed adequate security forces on the picnic spots as well on some of the happening places inside the state capital,” said Ranchi SSP Kuldeep Dwivedi. Security would definitely be further beefed up on January 1, the day which registers the heaviest footfall at these spots, he added.
“Extra forces will also be deployed in the city on New Year eve to curb the incidents of road accidents and eve-teasing,” he said.
Policemen in plain clothes will also be deputed near the hotels and restaurants on New Year eve on December 31 who have made some extra arrangement to celebrate the event.
“Action will be taken against those who will try to create ruckus and takes law and order in their hands,” SSP said.
In addition to that, several teams of mobile policemen have also been deployed asking them to patrol through length and breadth of the town.
“They will be moving around hotels, clubs and private estates which are set to host late- night parties on Saturday. Hotels like Radisson Blu, le-lac, Royal Retreat, Holiday Home and Raso have a number of events lined up for Saturday night,” the SSP said. Meanwhile, vehicle checking drive is being conducted on daily basis on several locations inside the State Capita to ensure that drinking a driving does not get mixed up, he added.
“We are imposing heavy fines and also detaining people who are found driving after taking liquor,” he said. The drive is to continue at least till the first week of January, 2017, SSP said.
According to Dwivedi three waterfalls - Sita, Dasham and Jonha falls come under Ranchi district where proper deployment of forces will be done on the occasion of New Year. “Concerned police stations have been asked to step up security and undertake regular patrolling around picnic spots to ensure safety to the people visiting there,” said Dwivedi.