In view of the Republic Day celebrations on Monday, foolproof security arrangements have been made in the State Capital. The district police have drafted traffic plan and diverted traffic routes at several places especially at Parade Ground where Uttarakhand Governor Dr KK Paul would hoist the tri-colour on Monday. With police forces and intelligence staff being put on high alert across Dehradun, the district police have deployed additional police forces at parade ground, the venue, where the main programme of the R-Day will be held.
To avoid untoward incidents, three SPs, five Deputy SPs, four inspectors, 40 sub-inspectors, 115 constables, 35 women constables, a company of PAC jawans, forces from bomb disposal squad, fire services, mounted police teams and others have been deputed at Parade Ground. Dehradun DIG/SSP Pushpak Jyoti said that police forces have been deployed at sensitive places and market areas, important places in the city.
He directed the police station officers to intensify patrolling and deploy police forces adequately at important places under their jurisdictions. The police station officers were directed to conduct checking drives at hotels, restaurants, dharmshalas, bars, cinemas, bus stations, Railway stations, railway tracks and other important places in their areas by way of security.
Traffic routes have been diverted too. The routes of City Bus and Vikrams have been changed. Buses that normally ply on Cantt Rajpur road will pass through Oriental Crossing in place of Parade Ground. Buses on Clamant Town -Rajpur route will be diverted at Darshanlal Chowk towards Clock Tower. Buses on Raipur- Maldevta and Sahastradhara route will operate from Chunabhatta.
The Vikram normally plying on route number- 2 will operate from Survey Chowk. The Vikram plying on route number 3 will go through Darshanlal chowk via Faltu lane. Barricading will be installed at Faltu lane, Subhash Road, Darshanlal Chowk, Kanak Chowk, Rojgar Crossing, Dunga House, lansdowne Chowk, Trimurti Chowk, Nursing Home crossing and Convent road crossing.
The district borders will be sealed from January 25 evening. Vehicle checking drives are being conducted at various places like Asharodi, Jogiwala, Raiwala, Premnagar, Kulhal, Natraj Chowk, Rishikesh, Bhaniyawala, Naygoan, Shimla bypass, Mussoorie diversion, Sahastradhara crossing, Ranipokhari and other places in the state capital.Parking arrangements have been made at pavilion ground for general public.