In the wake of violence in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, high alert has been issued in adjoining areas of Uttarakhand, including Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Dehradun, to prevent any untoward incident. Police have intensified patrolling at different places, especially in mixed population areas in the State capital.
Sources said that senior police officers of these districts in Uttarakhand have been directed to keep police on high alert and carry out extensive patrolling in sensitive areas. These police officers have been directed to pay special attention to the border areas. Apart from this, the senior police officials have been asked to work in coordination with their counterparts in neighbouring districts. Following this, checking at important places has also been carried out and strict vigil is being undertaken in the border areas.
Mussoorie Circle Officer Jaya Baloni said that following the direction of senior officers, high alert has been issued in the State capital and adjoining border areas and cops are vigilant especially in sensitive areas and important places including ISBT, Railway station and mixed population areas and patrolling has been intensified in the district.
Moreover, following violence in Muzaffarnagar district, the routes of buses between Dehradun and Delhi and other places were diverted on Saturday evening. Uttarakhand Transport Corporation regional manager CP Kapur said that on Saturday, the routes of the buses were diverted and passengers had to spend about two additional hours to reach their destination. But from Sunday noon, buses followed the same route as earlier.
Now, buses follow route from Dehradun to Roorkee, Muzaffarnagar, Modinagar, Ghaziabad and Delhi. According to him, earlier, due to change in routes, buses were driven from Dehradun to Poanta Shaib, Jagadhri, Karnal and GT Road before reaching New Delhi.