The Uttar Pradesh government has taken several measures to ensure adequate security as well as smooth traffic movement during the Global Investors’ Summit beginning from Friday.
Besides the sleuths of the reserved and armed police forces, commandos of the Special Protection Group (SPG) as well as of the Anti-Terrorists Squad (ATS) will ensure foolproof security arrangements for the VVIPs, guests as well as the president of India and the prime minister who will be visiting the state capital during the three-day summit.
Giving these details here on Wednesday evening, Principal Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad said that thousands of investors from India and abroad participating in the Global Investors’ Summit to be held in the capital Lucknow in compliance with the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, would not face any traffic inconvenience at all. He said for better traffic operations in Lucknow and other major cities of the state, such arrangements were already in place to ensure that the common man and investors did not face any kind of inconvenience. On receipt of complaints or information about traffic jams in any area, strict action would be ensured by fixing the responsibility of the senior officer in the area concerned, he said.
Prasad said that to ensure a better traffic system in the state, keeping in view the possible traffic, a better plan was made to manage the traffic. He said that information was being received about traffic jams on some major roads in the state capital, which was not fair at all. He said keeping in view the traffic for better traffic operation, a route diversion plan should be prepared as per the requirement, he directed.
Prasad also said that in order to make the investors from India and abroad who were participating in the Global Investors’ Summit feel the clean environment in state capital Lucknow, regular cleaning arrangements should also be ensured by the municipal corporation. He said that dirt and garbage etc. should not be allowed to collect at any place in any route. For better traffic, the department concerned should ensure timely arrangement of proper lighting in major roads as per requirement.
The principal secretary also directed that a strict vigil be kept on anti-social elements by deploying adequate security forces in major roads and important places, including the venue, helipad, airport, railway stations, so that no untoward incident happens at all. He also said that there should not be any kind of inconvenience to any guest participating in the Global Investors’ Summit. He said that the personnel of the police force should create a better image by behaving friendly with the general public including the guests during their official duties.
To ensure smooth law and order, the state government has provided additional services of 24 IPS officers, 68 PPS officers, 5,415 non-gazetted policemen, 13 companies of PAC, three companies of CAPF, along with teams of anti-sabotage check, sniffer dogs, drones etc to Lucknow commissionerate and other big cities where the functions will be held.
Prasad said that the sleuths of the state intelligence agencies as well as Intelligence Bureau would also remain on alert during the summit period to check any kind of subversive activities. He said that a list of those who could create trouble had been provided to the local administration to take necessary precautionary actions against them. He said that the government would make no compromise on law and order or on the traffic front and responsibility of the official concerned should be fixed in case of laxity so that stern action could be initiated against the official.