Acting on the directives of the Special Protection Group (SPG) team, East Singhbhum district administration has decided to prohibit vehicular movement on four important roads from morning to evening on April 24 in view of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to city for the National Panchayati Raj Day function at JRD Tata Sports Complex.
East Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner Amitabh Kaushal and SSP Anoop T Mathew jointly issued a directive this afternoon, the four important roads in which vehicular access will be prohibited includes Subernarekha link Road stretch (from Rajendra Vidyalaya school to Old Court premise), Airport Road (from Sonari Airport to Circuit House roundabout), Sakchi Boulevard road (from Circuit House Road to Jusco corporate office roundabout), and Straight Mile Road (from Jusco corporate office roundabout to Sakchi roundabout).
“We have received instruction and have decided that there will be no vehicular movement on these stretches from morning till evening. We will be installing around 53 drop gates on these roads to control vehicular movement,” said traffic DSP Vivekananda Thakur.
Moreover, the administration has also announced that there will be total prohibition on entry of heavy vehicles to city from 6 am till 11 pm on April 24.
Meanwhile four educational institutions including BSS Pranav Children World (Sonari), Rajendra Vidyalaya (Sakchi), JH Tarapore (Dhatkidih), and Karim City College (Sakchi) will remain closed for accommodating policemen who will come to the city from other places in view of the national event. While Rajendra Vidyalaya will close from Friday till Monday, the other three schools were shut from Thursday. All schools will re-open on Tuesday.
Sources in the district administration further informed that there are plans to stage several traditional dances of the State during the National Panchayati Raj day function which will commence from 12 noon till 2.30 pm.
“Troupes will present dance forms like Firkaal, Chhau forms of Kharsawan, Manbhum and Seraikela. While Ranchi—based folk artist Mukund Nayak and his 70-member troupe will perform welcome dance to welcome the Prime Minister as he arrives at the venue at 3 pm,” said a source in the district administration.