VC held to review the preparatory arrangements for Ganesh and Mila-Un-Nabi

 City Police Commissioner Mr.CV Anand held a video conference with all  zonal DCPs, SHOs and patrol, Blue colts staff to review the preparatory  arrangements for the upcoming Ganesh Chathurthi – idols immersion. 

With  Milad-Un-Nabi and Ganesh immersion final day coinciding on the same day after 35 years, CP Anand exhorted officers of all ranks to be take more  precautions. With some of the SHO s and DCPs being fresh to the city police and doing this bandobust for the first time , the CP and his staff officers spent lot of time in explaining the various aspects of the preparatory works,  for the biggest event in the HCP calendar. 

In a comprehensive briefing, the City Police Chief  elucidated the  six-phase security plan, offering a clear roadmap for handling security & traffic related issues and underscored the importance of each phase in ensuring a smooth celebration.

Phase 1 begins from today and covers  preparations well in advance of idol installation. This phase involves distributing intimation forms and promoting online facility  while formulating Bandobust plans at selling points,enroute  and along procession routes. In Phase-2 Field officers will  visit pandals to bolster security, inspect barricades, signages, CCTVs, Q-maintenance, traffic flow, for the convenience of the public and devotees. 

During phase-3 i.e., planning for immersions officers were instructed to arrange coordination meetings and expedite pending civic works by liaising with concerned departments which sets the stage for phase 4 & 5: Day-3 to the final day for which the officers were tasked to identify the no.of cranes required, locations to be deployed etc., Patrol cars, blue colts were instructed to remain patrolling even after the completion of procession and secure return routes too. 

The senior echelons also stressed  that the directions of the Hon’ble High court should be borne in mind while making arrangements and said that all officers must take measures to immerse the pop idols in baby ponds/artificial ponds. 

Surprise vehicle checking in strategic points, Anti-sabotage checks, surprise checks by senior officers,  flag marches, briefing sessions,  social media monitoring  and other slew of key instructions were given during the VC. Bandobust & traffic arrangements to be taken for Milad-Un-Nabi and other operational aspects were discussed.

“All the festivals since January were conducted peacefully,  and so were so many other programmes and events. Those were all quarter finals and semi finals , Ganesh bandobust is the finals and I am sure you will all rise to the occasion and do equally well. “ concluded the top brass.