Over 100 participants of Republic Day celebration underwent Covid rapid antigen test on Wednesday at Gopal Maidan, the venue of the function.
As part of the predetermined schedule, the seven contingents and members of the band, who were involved in the parade, were examined for corona and briefed by Sergeant Major for the Republic Day celebrations.
The participants who underwent rapid antigen tests also included NCC cadets, Scouts & Guides, Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP), home guards and jawans of paramilitary forces.
This year’s parade will consist of three contingents of District Police Force, 1 contingent of Scout and Guide 1, JAP-6, NCC 1 and 1 contingent of District Home Guard.
The contingents of the parade will be rehearsed on 21, 22, 23 and 24 January. On Sunday, January 24, the full dress rehearsal of the parade will be held at Gopal Maidan, which will be jointly supervised by Deputy Commissioner and Senior Superintendent of Police.
District public relations officer Rohit Kumar said the rehearsals would continue till January 24. Full dress rehearsal will be conducted on January 24.
The district administration has made it mandatory for everyone to wear a face mask while entering Gopal Maidan. Moreover, schools and other organisations have been banned from taking out procession or tableau as part of the celebrations.
“High profile security arrangements have been made this time. The recent cases of the crime in the city are also one of the prime reasons for the additional deployment of security forces. JAP commandos have been deployed to thwart any untoward incident. Moreover, all the key installations in the city will also be under the hawk-eyed vigil of the police,” said a senior district official.