Holi would be celebrated in Chhattisgarh under an elaborate security cover in all districts with the State Government’s special focus on insurgency-infested regions on Monday.
The security arrangements in Jagdalpur district headquarters have been enhanced besides other districts, Bastar district particularly in the aftermath of the Maoist attack on security personnel in Jeeram valley on March 11 this year in Bastar division. The other divisions of the State such as Surguja, Raipur, Bilaspur and Durg are also witnessing enhanced deployment of security personnel during the festival in view of Model Code of Conduct that is already in force for the ensuing lok Sabha polls and to prevent any violence in any part of the State.
The vehicles of ‘Quick Response Team’ (QRT) have been stationed in all strategic places across districts with adequate police personnel to deal with any eventuality during the Holi festival. “Additional contingent of 500 police personnel have been called from Police Training School, Mana in Raipur who will be deployed in city on Monday”, Superintendent of Police Raipur OP Pal informed The Pioneer over phone, adding, “in all 700 police personnel would be deployed in city to avert any untoward incident.”
To streamline the task of maintaining law and order during the festival, the Raipur city has been divided into different sectors. At different point across city, fix picket points have also been set up, he informed. Apart from fix picket points, police patrolling parties would also move in different areas and additional force would be deployed in sensitive areas, the SP said.
The sale of liquor has been banned on Monday and flag march was also taken out by City Superintendent of Police in their respective areas on Sunday.