The Indian Military Academy-Chakrata Road stretch will be declared zero-zone for facilitation of VVIP movement for a set time period during prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dehradun. This stretch of the road will also remain a zero zone for general traffic from 9 AM to 10:30 AM on Friday during the rehearsal of police and administration officials for the prime minister’s arrival. This and other decisions were taken during a briefing of the police personnel at police lines on Thursday by senior officials of the police department and the state administration. The said stretch of the road will also remained a designated zero zone during the departure of the prime minister. During the zero-zone period, no vehicle will be allowed to come close to the VVIP movement.
Police officials stated that the police have made elaborate security arrangements in view of the prime minister’s visit to Dehradun on Saturday. During the briefing, the officials and personnel were told that rehearsal of the programme and minute to minute programme activities will be held on Friday. The State additional director general of police (law and order) Ram Singh Meena directed the administrative officers and police officers to execute their works effectively, stressing that none of the officials should keep magazines or get distracted while executing their duty during the prime minister’s visit.
Inspector general AP Anshuman said that since this entire exercise involves joint conduct by the police and the army, the required coordination should be established during the rehearsal on Friday. Police officers were directed to properly identify those who are going to be working under them on the day so as to minimise the probability of any shortcoming. He too stressed that none of those on duty will none will carry magazine or newspaper and will also desist from unnecessary talk on the mobile phone.
The Garhwal commissioner Vinod Sharma said that any doubt which emerges during the rehearsal on Friday should be resolved on the spot. He stressed on the importance of ensuring that the employee posted at a certain place is actually posted at the site concerned. Dehradun district magistrate Ravinath Raman, Dehradun senior superintendent of police Sweety Aggarwal and other officials were also among those present in the meeting.