In view of planned visit of Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to Dehradun on December 15, security has been beefed up in the State capital.
Adequate police force will be deployed at the rally venue and bomb disposal squad has already been deployed at Parade Ground on Tuesday, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Kewal Khurana. Moreover, Gujarat Deputy Inspector General of Police and other police officers inspected the Parade Ground where Modi will address the public.
Khurana said that adequate police force will be deployed at various places around Parade Ground and people will be frisked at three places before entering the rally venue. Dog squad will be deployed at the venue. Cameras will be installed at entry gate so that those entering the Parade Ground are captured on camera.
He further said that taking lesson from Patna rally bomb blasts, unprecedented security arrangements have been made at rally venue and other places in the state capital. Additional force will be deployed at the venue. Police were given training at Police line about frisking of visitors at Parade Ground.
As many as 11 cameras will be installed at various sites at Parade Ground and these cameras will be monitored by circle officer. Various traffic routes have been diverted and police have made elaborate vehicle parking arrangements for visitors.
The movement of Vikrams running on various routes will be allowed upto 300 metres away from the Parade Ground. Vehicles coming from Rishikesh and Haridwar will be parked at Bannu School and Gurudwara ground. Vehicles coming from Saharanpur will be parked at Bombay Bagh and Hindu College, Saharanpur Road. Vehicles coming from Chakrata Road will be parked at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Salawala. Vehicles coming from Mussoorie will be parked at open places near Secretariat. Vehicles coming from Raipur will be parked at open places in Dalanwala area. The parking arrangement for VIPs has been made at Rangers Ground. Two wheelers and light vehicles will be parked at MDDA vehicle parking, bus stop, Gandhi Road, Mangla Devi Inter College, EC Road, Pavilion Ground, Rangers Ground and other places.
Tibetan Market, Sunday market and other markets around the Parade Ground will be closed on December 15. Khurana appealed the people to reach the rally venue by 9 am on Sunday as CM Modi is expected to address the public at around 11 am on December 15.