The Republic Day will be celebrated under the strict protocols of the Covid-19 across Jharkhand and special arrangements have been made in Ranchi where Governor Ramesh Bais will hoist the national flag at Morabadi ground.
Those invited to the programme have been asked to follow the Covid-19 protocols and any person without a mask will not be allowed to enter the venue. Only such people will be allowed who have taken vaccines and are not Covid positive. The entire ground has been sanitized as part of the precautionary measure.
Ranchi district administration and police have made special arrangements for Republic Day. The entry of the heavy vehicles in the city limit will be restricted from 6 AM till 10 PM on Wednesday. Heavy vehicles will be kept off the city limits namely at Boreya, Birsa Chowk, Kathal More, ITI Bus stand, and Namkum.
A total of 18 drop gates have been set up to control and redirect vehicular movements. Light vehicles will operate on thoroughfares between Karamtoli Chowk and Jail Chowk. But the traffic in the Morabadi area will be restricted owing to security reasons. Only such vehicles having proper passes will be allowed to move, besides, officials, media persons, and Covid-19 warriors.
Heavy security arrangements have been made as sources in the police said that there will be sufficient deployment of the police personnel. Additional deployment of the traffic police will be made at Kanke road, Ratu Road, Radium Chowk, Justice LPN Nath Shahdeo Chowk, Sido Kanu Park area to control the traffic. Meanwhile, chief minister Hemant Soren has left for Dumka where he will hoist the national flag.