In view of President of India Pranab Mukherjee's scheduled visit on Friday to lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Dehradun district magistrate along with senior police officers presided over a meeting with police and administration officers and issued necessary instructions.
Inspector General of Police Ram Singh Meena directed the police force to execute their duty with responsibility and honesty and ensure that there should not be any negligence in duty during president's visit to Mussoorie.
Police personnel were strictly directed to execute their responsibilities as ordered. Police were directed to remain vigilant on duty and interrogate any person or unknown police person found to be behaving in suspicious manner.
The officers were directed to ensure that all the security arrangements are in order during the presidential fleet's movement on the road. Police were directed to ensure that those vehicles coming from outside the state are properly checked. The police officers were directed to place proper security arrangements if president's fleet routes are changed in case of any emergency or poor weather conditions.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Garhwal Range, Amit Sinha directed the police personnel to inform their senior officers in case they notice suspicious persons or dubious activities to avoid any untoward incidents. The district magistrate said that negligence by district officers deployed on various duties during president's visit will not be tolerated.
"In view of president's visit, we have deployed several magistrates with assigned duties at various locations. In case of bad weather conditions, President will reach Sahastradhara helipad from Jolly Grant and then he will go to Mussoorie by road. Tehsildar (Civil) Gurdeep Singh Kala will be at Sahastradhara helipad and coordinate with the officers appointed on VIP duty by Dehradun SSP. SDM Ramji Saran will be at Sahastradhara helipad and be in the President's fleet from Sahastradhara helipad to the academy," he added. SSP Kewal Khurana prohibited the constables from carrying mobile phone on duty.
Met predicts cloudy sky today
The Uttarakhand Meteorological Centre director Anand Sharma has forecast cloudy sky with slight possibility of thunder in some areas, especially in the afternoon in Dehradun on Friday. The President of India Pranab Mukherjee will visit Uttarakhand to attend a programme in lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, in Dehradun. Sharma said that the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 29°C and 17°C respectively in Dehradun. low visibility might be possible in Mussoorie, especially in the afternoon.
Security beefed up, mock drill held
Dehradun: Security has been beefed up in the State capital ahead of President of India Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Mussoorie on Friday. A mock drill was held on Thursday to check the security preparedness. The President is coming here to attend a programme at lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. Dehradun SSP Kewal Khurana said that all security arrangements have been made in the state capital in view of President's visit to Mussoorie. Adequate police force will be available at the event venue and strategic locations in the district. Three Superintendents of Police, seven additional SPs, 22 deputy SPs, 16 inspectors, 100 sub-inspectors, 49 head constables, 562 constables, 24 companies of PAC, bomb disposal squad and others have been deployed for security at the event venue and strategic locations across district.The vehicles entering the city are also being checked. The police officers and constables have been directed to be vigilant on their respective assigned places and their negligence on duty will not be tolerated. Constables were strictly prohibited from carrying mobile phone on duty."The district police will leave no stone unturned in the security of the President and all possible measures have been taken to ensure smooth organisation of event," Khurana added. Dehradun SP Traffic Pradeep Rai said that traffic will be diverted at various places if President will go to the academy by road. Barricades have been erected at various places while CCTV cameras are being used to monitor the traffic movement and activities at major intersections of the city.