Jamshedpur : City police has decided better control of law and order during the ensuing Durga puja festivity by setting multiple control rooms at strategic locations in city.
Earlier, city police during festivity used to have a police control room at Sakchithana and near Sakchi roundabout. However, this year, the police are planning to have four such control rooms on the four-days of the festivities.
East Singhbhum SSP Anoop Birtharay said that they discussed this plan during the video conference with the home secretary, S. K. G Rahate and the chief secretary Sudhir Tripathi. The police will be setting up temporary police control rooms at Mango roundabout, Tatanagar Railway station roundabout, Golmuri roundabout and Sakchi roundabout.
`We are taking all necessary security measures to facilitate the pandal hoppers who will come to the city during Durga puja. The Durga Puja pandals are installed at 311 places in the city. The district administration has already convened meetings with Durga Puja organisers to prescribe a guideline for them.
The puja organisers have been asked to ensure installation of fire fighting system and also to provide identity cards to their volunteers. The norms for entrance and exit points in pandals have also been prescribed,� said a district official.
The deputy commissioner Amit Kumar directed police officials to take necessary measures to prevent any inconveniences to the people. The DC said the police personnel will be deputed in large numbers to keep an eye on troublemongers. Magistrates have been deputed at various places to make sure that peace is kept round the clock.
Since forcible donation from the community has been a problem for puja committees, the apex body has asked the committees to cut down on unnecessary show off and try for simpler puja which would have the basic necessities.
