Elaborate security arrangements have been made in view of President Pranab Mukherjee’s scheduled visit to Uttarakhand on June 22. Police briefing was held at police lines in Dehradun and police officers were given necessary instructions to strengthen the security for the occasion. The President would come to Jolly Grant airport from where he is slated to fly to Kedarnath to have ‘darshan’ of the sacred shrine.
Additional DGP (law and order) Anil Kumar Raturi, ADGP (intelligence) Ashok Kumar, DIG (law and order) Pushpak Jyoti, SSP Sadanand Date, SSP (PHQ) Mukhtar Mohsin and other police officers were present on the occasion.
The senior police officers said that the policemen who are deputed on VVIP duty have been directed to reach their venue of their duty in time and they should inspect surroundings of the assigned areas properly to stave off any security threat. They need to inform senior officers if they find any suspicious person or object under their jurisdictional areas. The police officers have been directed to be vigilant on those who would meet the VVIP as a part of security- strengthening exercise. No one should be allowed to carry mobile phone, weapon of any kind and inflammable object at the restricted areas. Anti- sabotage checking should be conducted and all the persons at entry gate should be properly frisked before being allowed entry, the senior cops stressed. All the police officers have been directed to carry their identity cards while on duty. Nodal officers have been directed to brief their sub-ordinates about the same in order to strengthen the security of the President.
The traffic police have been directed to draft traffic plan in such a way that public should get least inconvenience during VVIP’s movement.
In order to strengthen the security, police should be vigilant on criminals or anti-social elements to avoid untoward incidents during the President’s visit of the State. The policemen have been strictly directed not to use mobile phone during duty hours and they should not leave their assigned posts without prior information. Stringent action would be taken against policemen who are found negligent on their assigned duty, the senior cops warned.
Contingency plan would be executed in case of adverse weather conditions in the State, particularly in view of the fact that the monsoon is likely to arrive in the State the day the President is scheduled to arrive.
On June 21, full dress rehearsal of policemen would be held. In order to strengthen the security, four SPs, six assistant/additional SPs, seven circle officers, eight police station in-charge or inspectors/sub-inspectors, 65 sub-inspectors, six women sub-inspectors, 46 sub-inspectors/head constables, three women head constables, 355 constables, five women constables, four companies and two sections of PAC and three fire units have been deputed for VVIP’s duty.