Chief Secretary Dr DK Tiwari today chaired a meeting to review the preparations of 73rd Independence Day of the country. Holding the meeting with senior officials of the State the CS said that Independence Day is such a glorious day when everyone pays tribute to freedom fighters and take the pledge to maintain unity of the nation. “We bow to our tricolor. Celebrate Independence Day with full glory and generosity - ensure the participation of the common man,” he said here on Monday.
The CS has directed the authorities to organise the Independence Day celebration in a grand manner and ensure better facilities for the common people. For the common people, there should be no problem for facilitating traffic on the roads leading to the main venue, arrangement of toilet and drinking water at the venue, he said.
Dr Tiwari instructed that before the Independence Day, officials should ensure the coloring of the statues of great personalities of the nation. He asked the Divisional Commissioners to coordinate with the Tourism Department for cultural programmes to be organised on the eve of Independence Day. By updating the list of people invited for the Independence Day celebrations, ensure that no dignitaries are left out, he instructed.
The CS directed to use the LED screen at the venue of Ranchi. Director of Information and Public Relations department was instructed to ensure broadcast of the programme on the LED screen with sound system. He instructed the police to make necessary security arrangements and to keep a helicopter in a ready position to deal with the emergency situation.
The CS instructed Dumka Commissioner to ensure proper decoration of venue at Dumka. On the eve of Independence Day cultural programmes will be organised both in Dumka and Ranchi. He also asled officials to arrange barricading, gallery, leveling of the ground, traffic, electricity, cleanliness, water, toilets, fire fighters and medical teams at the venues in Dumka and Ranchi.
Senior officials including Additional CS Sukhdeo Singh, DGP KN Chaubey, Principal Secretary AP Singh, Secretaries AK Singh, Vandana Dadel, Rahul Sharma, KK Soan, Sunil Kumar alongwith other senior officials were present on the occasion.