Hazaribag: SP Aman Kumar made surprise visits to upcoming Durga Puja pandals in the city and in Barkagaon to take stock of their safety and security arrangements.He asked puja committees to install CCTV cameras and fire extinguishers at all pandals and within a 200-metre radius of the premises. The organising committees were also asked to set up separate entrance and exit gates for men and women visitors and deploy adequate volunteers for crowd management.Women police personnel will also be deployed at the pandals, police said.Barricades and drop gates will be set up in 25 spots across the city to regulate traffic. “Parking facilities will be arranged at eight locations to ensure that devotees and other commuters do not face inconvenience,” the SP said. Cops in plain clothes will also be deputed at all pandals.“A meeting had already been held with all puja committees at the district level. Inspections of major puja pandals and crowded areas across the city are currently underway. To tackle the challenge of managing traffic, the police are considering deploying volunteers and personnel engaged by the committees, along with introducing one-way arrangements wherever necessary. A detailed traffic plan will be issued soon,” SP said.He said that modalities are being chalked out to deploy quick response teams (QRTs), drone cameras and videographers for monitoring during the festival.
