Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the Passing-out-Parade (POP) at the IMA on Saturday. Police have also drafted a traffic plan to minimise public inconvenience on the roads. The drafted traffic plan would be enforced from 5 am to 12 pm on Saturday.
Dehradun SP City Ajay Singh said that Anti-Terrorist Squad and Guldar personnel have been pressed into service around IMA campus and Premnagar area to ensure that the event passes off peacefully. Police have been directed to conduct vehicle checking drives at their jurisdictional areas.
SSP Dr Sadanand Date said that elaborate security arrangements have been made in view of Passing-Out Parade at IMA on Saturday. The police station officers of the area concerned and lIU officials have been directed to be vigilant vis-à-vis the anti-social elements apart from conducting verification drives in the area.
One Assistant ASP, one CO, four inspectors, including one from lIU, six traffic sub-inspectors/head constables, five police station in-charges, 31 sub-inspectors, six head constables, 71 constables, 16 traffic police and 10 women constables have been deployed for IMA POP. Police patrolling has been intensified in Premnagar area, in particular, and other parts of the state capital, in general, he added.
SP Traffic DS Gunjyal said that traffic plan has been drafted in such a way as it would help minimize public inconvenience. Some routes have been changed.
During IMA POP, no vehicle would be allowed to ply towards IMA from any direction as this area has been declared as zero- zone. The route of vehicles coming from Ballupur would be diverted at Raganwala barrier, IMA and all the vehicles would go towards Meetaberi and Premnagar.
All the vehicles going towards Premnagar from the city would be diverted at IMA MT section gate and would go towards Ranganwala barrier and Ballupur Panditwari. Heavy vehicles coming towards Vikasnagar for Dehradun would follow the routes as Harbertpur Chowk, Dhamawala Chowk and Shimla Bypass.
Heavy vehicles going to Vikasnagar, Harbertpur and Delhi would be diverted at Shimla Bypass and would go Vikasnagar and Dhamawala. Vehicles going towards Vikasnagar from the city would follow the route as Ballupur to Balliwala, GMS Road, Kamla Palace, Shimla Bypass and Vikasnagar. The people have been asked to follow the drafted traffic plan to avoid inconvenience during the parade, he added.