TNNLudhiana: A total of 600 police personnel have been deployed around the city to maintain law and order and ensure a peaceful Holi celebration on Wednesday. Traffic police teams will be deployed to manage vehicular movement. Police have identified 32 sensitive spots where special teams will remain on alert throughout the festival.Traffic police will keep a strict watch on people engaged in rash driving, drunk driving and triple riding. Special checkposts are being set up at major chowks and busy markets, and a stringent challan drive will be carried out against defaulters. Police teams will be stationed at key locations like Sarabha Nagar market, Malhar Road, Ghumar Mandi, South City, Old City area, Haibowal, Jamalpur market, Chandigarh Road, Dugri, Ferozepur Road and Bharat Nagar Chowk.Police commissioner Swapan Sharma urged residents, particularly youngsters, to celebrate responsibly and avoid hooliganism. He warned that strict action would be taken against anyone creating disturbance.Sharma also said that residents can report trouble by dialling 112, and police teams will respond immediately. Live CCTV camera footage from Smart City project cameras will be monitored throughout the day.
