Dehradun police have drafted traffic plan to ensure smooth flow of traffic in view of Passing- out Parade at IMA scheduled on Saturday. Moreover, security has been beefed up with the deployment of additional forces at important places. Police station officers have been directed to launch verification drives in their areas apart from those at important crossings in their jurisdiction, said Dehradun SSP Dr Sadanand Date.
SP City Ajay Singh said that police patrolling has been intensified in Premnagar area in particular and other parts of the State capital in general. At Nandaki Chowki in Premnagar area, vehicle checking is being conducted for the ten days. Police are also conducting verification drives in hotels, restaurants and other places in Premnagar area. Intelligence staffs have been put on alert and they have been directed to be vigilant on suspected persons at around IMA area. IMA POP is always being under terror threat and in view of this additional forces have been deputed in sensitive places in the state capital.
A total of 12 barricadings have been made at various places and 48 constables have been deputed to strengthen the security in the city. Checking posts have been made at Banjawala, Bhudgoan, FRI crossing, Kehri Goan, Harbanswala. Two SPs, two DSPs, one SHO, two sub-inspectors, 10 constables and 10 lady constables, two teams from Anti- Terrorist SquadGuldar, Bomb Disposal Squad, Dog Squad, 24 sections of PAC jawans. Dehradun SP Traffic PK Rai said that three sub inspector (traffic) and 12 traffic police have been deputed at various crossing to ensure smooth flow of traffic during Passing out Parade at IMA on Saturday. No vehicle will be allowed towards IMA campus during passing out parade programme on Saturdayand zero-zone has been demarcated. Traffic routes have been changed and vehicles coming from Ballupur will be diverted at Ranganwala police post near IMA and it would go towards Premnagar via Mithibairi. Vehicles coming from Premnagar will be diverted towards IMA MT section gate and it would go towards Ranganwala barricading, Ballupur and Panditwari. The heavy vehicles coming from Vikasnagar would be diverted at Harbertpur for Dhamawala Chowk. It would go City via Shimla bypass from Dhamawala. The heavy vehicles going Delhi from Dehradun via Vikasnagar would be diverted at Shimabypass and would go Vikasnagar via Dhamawala.