UP government for maintaining law and order across the state during the festival season from Dusshera to Deepawali has directed all the divisional commissioners , DIGs and zonal IGs to ensure that adequate measures are taken for maintain law and order. The officers have been asked in categorical terms that come what may they will have to ensure that no untoward incident occurs in their respective areas.
For preventing conflicts during the festival season , the district officials have been directed to act as per the festival register of each police station and not to allow any innovation by allowing installation of the idols of the goddess Durga at new places during the navratri festival.
The State’s chief secretary Alok Ranjan along with the DG police Jag Mohan Yadav and home department held video conferencing with the field officers here on Monday. He said the officers will be held accountable if any untoward incident occurs in any district. Chief Secretary asked the officers to ensure the compliance of the Allahabad high court order banning the immersion of the idols in the rivers after the Navratri festival.
The chief secretary directed the district magistrates and police officers to personally visit the route earmarked for taking out the Tazia procession during Moharrum and idol immersion procession on the day of Dusshera. He also directed the officers to make necessary arrangements on the procession route. The officers have been directed to ensure proper sanitation on the procession route and water and electricity supply in the towns during the festival.
Issuing specific instructions to the police officers, chief secretary said the SP and SSP should hold the meeting of the peace committees in the districts. He also asked the police officers for the ideography wherever required for keeping a watch on anti social elements.