Dehradun police and district officers were directed to complete security related preparations in view of proposed visit of Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at Parade Ground in Dehradun on December 15.
Garhwal Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Amit Sinha issued instructions to the officers while chairing a meeting with police and district officers on Monday.
The DIG directed the police officers to ensure that security is beefed up at and around Parade Ground in view of Modi's Dehradun rally. The district officers were directed to complete other arrangements for VIPs and ensure that they are provide for adequate parking space for vehicles bringing public to the State capital for the event. The police officers need to divert routes of Vikrams coming to Parade Ground on December 15.
Tibetan Market, Sunday market and other markets around the Parade Ground will be closed on said date. The officials need to ensure that not a single shop is opened around Parade Ground on this date.
The district police officers were directed to beef up security around Parade Ground and deploy adequate police force there soon while the district officers were directed to deploy workers to level the Parade Ground.
Sinha directed Dehradun SSP Kewal Khurana to draft traffic plan in view of this rally and release it soon so that local residents do not face any inconvenience due to diversion of traffic routes on the day of Modi's rally.
On the occasion, Dehradun DM BVRC Purushottam informed the DIG that large number of vehicles is expected to reach Dehradun on December 15.
The administration has arranged parking for vehicles at various places in the city.
Heavy vehicles coming from Rishikesh to Dehradun will be parked at Race Course bus stop while small vehicles will be parked at Rangers Ground.
Vehicles coming from Chakrata Road will be parked at Central School, Hathibarkala while vehicles coming from Mussoorie will be parked at open spaces near Secretariat.
Small vehicles coming from Mussoorie will be parked at MDDA parking near Gandhi Park. Vehicles coming from Raipur will be parked at open places near Dalanwala police chowki.
Among those present on the occasion were Dehradun Chief Development Officer Jyoti Neeraj Kharwal, additional DM Harak Singh Rawat, City Magistrate Girish Chandra Gunwant, SP Rural Manikant Mishra, CO Jaya Baloni and officers of Power, PWD and other departments concerned.