In a bid to ensure smooth conduct of polls, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has directed all the 42 liquor shops in the city to instal CCTV cameras in their shops.
This was decided at BMC preparatory meeting held here under the chairmanship of BMC Commissioner and Electoral Officer, Krishan Kumar on Tuesday. “To avoid use high volume of liquor during the polls, CCTV cameras will be installed in the godowns of all 42 big shops, retailer shops and off shops. The liquor shops have also been asked to close down 48 hours before the day of polling,” Kumar told mediapersons here.
The BMC will also appoint nine special squads to look after the ensuing elections in the three Assembly constituencies and a lok Sabha constituency in the city. Special observers will be deployed to look after election expenses. Elections in the city will be held in 597 booths, from which 41 have been identified as sensitive. Besides, for 60 booths which received low turnouts in 2009 elections, the authority has planned to engage some social activists to woo voters.