In order to keep a record of Kanwarias for their identification, the Haridwar district administration is going to facilitate registration of Kanwarias at State entry points in the district.
The registration of Kanwarias will not be mandatory but voluntarily and for their benefit. In order to complete the forthcoming Kanwar Mela peacefully, Garhwal Commissioner CS Napalchyal along with DIG Garhwal Amit Sinha chaired a meeting with administration and police officers at Mela control room and gave them necessary instructions on Thursday.
In the meeting, the officers discussed measures for meeting the basic needs of the pilgrims like drinking water, medical aid and others along with their identification.
For the registration of Kanwarias in Haridwar district, the administration will seek help from private service providing agencies. Garhwal DIG Amit Sinha said that a peace committee meeting should be held between officers of Haridwar and border districts of Uttar Pradesh.
The police officers should be vigilant on anti-social elements with the help of social networking. The administration officers can use mobile phone applications for coordination. Kanwarias should not be allowed to carry sticks, baseball bats, hockey stick and DJs as these are banned.
Sinha directed the Haridwar SSP Sadanand Date to draft a traffic plan in consultation with officers of border districts of Uttar Pradesh. Among those present on the occasion were DM Bijnor Bhupendra S Chaudhary, DM Pauri Chandra Shekhar Bhatt, ADM Saharanpur Dinesh Chandra, SP Saharanpur Dharamveer Singh ADM Ghaziabad Chunkuram and other administrative officers.