State police has geared-up for Holi festival on Wednesday. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in Raipur and other major cities of the State so that hooligans could not dampen the festive mood. According to police, about 1,000 police personnel will be deployed in Raipur city to avert any kind of unpleasant incident.
In Raipur, police on Tuesday took out flag-march in different parts of the city to make its presence felt. Additional Superintendent of Police (City) lal Umed Singh talking with The Pioneer informed that flag march was taken out from Kotwali, Civil lines, Azad Chowk, Purani Basti, Tikarapara and Urla areas. The ASP further said that entire city has been divided into eight sectors. In the first sector Kotwali, Gole Bazaar, Moudhapara have been grouped. Similarly in second sector Gudhiyari and Gunj police station have been incorporated. likewise Azaad Chowk, Saraswati Nagar police stations are in third sector, Purani Basti, Tikarapara in fourth sector, DD Nagar and Amanaka in fifth sector, Civil lines in sixth sector, Devendra Nagar and Pandri police stations in seventh sector and finally Telibandha, New Rajendra Nagar and Mana have been grouped in eighth sector. The City Superintendents of Police (CSPs) level officer would look after each sector, the ASP informed.
Singh further said every police station has been provided with 2-3 patrolling parties depending on their size and sensitivity. About 100 fix picket points have been installed round the city and about 91 patrolling parties will be deployed to maintain security in the city. In addition to it, five gazetted officers will also look after the overall security arrangements, he added.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bilaspur Ashok Juneja informed that notorious anti-social elements that could create trouble have already been rounded-up. “Flag-march was conducted in Bilaspur and other cities of Bilaspur range,” said IG and added that enough police personnel have been deployed to ensure that the festival of colours is celebrated smoothly.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Raigarh Rahul Bhagt informed that a special team has been prepared for women and children which would immediately respond in matters pertaining to them. “The city has been divided into different zones and about 250 policemen will be on guards to prevent any kind of untoward incidents on the day.
About 400 police personnel have been deployed in Ambikapur informed, SP Surguja P Sundarraj and added that about 50 fix picket pointes have also been installed in the sensitive locations. The city too has also been divided in eight sectors, SP added.
SP Jagdalpur Mayank Shrivastav informed that about 300 State policemen would guard the city on Wednesday. “We have summoned additional 100 contingents from the police training school to re-enforce the security arrangement in city,” the SP said.