Keeping in view of New Year bash, security has been beefed up in Dehradun especially in and around picnic spots.
Dehradun police has deployed additional police personnel including four companies of PAC jawans at different tourists’ destinations to pass off New Year celebrations peacefully in the district. “No one will be allowed to take law in their own hand on roads or while partying in hotels or restaurants,” said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Kewal Khurana on Monday.
He has directed the police officers to be strict for vehicles having tinted glasses, overloading, drunken driving, improper parking, riders without helmets, vehicles without number plates and other traffic violations.
Dehradun SP City Navneet Singh Bhullar said that the patrolling of Cheetah and local police has been intensified at important places including Inter State Bus Terminal, Railway Station and other places apart from instructing them to be vigilant in their jurisdiction.
All the owners of restaurants, hotels, bars, clubs have been directed to organise New Yearparty upto 10 pm on December 31. They were instructed to allocate accommodation to those persons who submit photo copy of identity proof. They also need to keep detailed record of their employees.
Adequate police force have been deployed at various important crossings on way to tourist destinations including Mussoorie, Robert cave and other places in the district. An order has been issued to the police officers to be vigilant on parties being conducted in hotels during New Year celebrations and ensure that such parties are organised after procuring no objection certificate from local police station.
local Intelligence Union (lIU) have been directed to conduct recce of commercial establishments including hotel and picnic spots, other tourist destinations and remained vigilant there.
Traffic police armed with alcometers have been deployed at 10 different intersections in a way to tourist destinations in the district and they have been directed to impose challan under Motor Vehicle Act on traffic violators. Police officers were directed to set up barricading at important places to resolve traffic jams in their jurisdiction if needed, he added.
Mussoorie Circle Officer Jaya Baloni said that she has visited the various tourists’ destinations in Mussoorie to review security preparedness two days ahead of New Yearcelebrations. Mussoorie being hub of New Year celebrations especially for youths, additional police forces including PAC jawans sub-inspectors, women constables and others and police station in-charges have been deployed and police officers have been directed to be vigilant on hotels restaurants partying on New Year eve and tourists or locals coming towards Dehradun after celebrations.
The traffic will be diverted on various roads if needed. Mall Road has been declared as no parking zone and tourists can directly report dialing on 100, if they are experienced traffic jams in a way to tourist destinations, she added.