In order to check co-ordination among the security forces of various police departments and check the response time in case of emergency situation like riot in mixed population area and other places, State director general of police (DGP) MA Ganapathy directed the district police officers to conduct mock drill in their districts on Sunday.
IG Garhwal Range Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal said that due to VIP/VVIP movement, mock drill could not take place in the city in Haridwar. Mock drill was held in Dehradun and some place in rural parts-Roorkee and Manglaur. Checking drive was conducted in Chamoli and other places.
In Haridwar, mock drill was held on Sunday at Roorkee, Manglaur and other places. At these places, tension was erupted among two communities recently over alleged throwing of religious book by some unidentified persons at ladhaura, Roorkee while vacating the shop forcibly on June 1. However, police are put on alert. Situation is said to be under control.
CO Roorkee SK Singh said that policemen of various police departments were pressed into in mock drill and response time was calculated. He said that mock drill was successful.
In Dehradun, mock drill was held at Miyawala and around hundred policemen from police lines, fire services, local intelligence unit, anti riot squad and police station officers participated, said SP City Ajay Singh. SSP Sadanand Date directed the policemen during mock drill to control the situation. The police had sealed the area and traffic was diverted.
The mock drill was successful as police of various departments, including local police personnel and other policemen of specialised unit, had responded well during mock drill, SP City added.
In Chamoli district, a checking drive was conducted to check the security arrangements following ongoing Char Dham Yatra season. The checking drive was conducted at hotels, dhabas and other public places. Dog squad and bomb squad was pressed into service to check the security at important places in the district.