In order to conduct local bodies poll in a fair and peaceful manner, Dehradun election officer BVRC Purushottam has directed to the election officials to acquire all the government and private buildings where polling is going to be held on April 28.
While chairing meeting with the officials, Purushottam said that these buildings will be acquired for four days between April 26 and April 29 for conducting local bodies poll in the district. All the officials concerned were directed to ensure adequate arrangements including availability of furniture in the campus of polling stations within stipulated time.
Apart from this, the election officials should ensure that adequate light and potable water facilities at all polling stations. The election officials have been directed to start working for completing assigned works immediately. The officials found negligence on their duty will be punished, he added.
Purushottam said that buildings like Shanshahi inter-college, Rajpur Road, Municipal Corporation branch office, Government inter-college Kishanpur will be acquired for conducting polls for ward number-1.
Government Primary School, Dhoran, Community Hall Dhoran, Government Primary School Kandoli, district education office Mayur Vihar and Apollo International Secondary School, Sahastardhara have been made polling stations for ward-2. For ward number-3, Government inter-college Kishanpur, Government Primary School Jakhan, National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH), Jakhan have been made polling stations. Kendriya Vidyalaya Salawala, and Kendriya Vidyalaya Hathibarkala will be seized for ward number -4. All the possible steps have been taken to conduct free and fair local bodies election in the district, he added.