600 cops to be deployed, 20 nakas planned for Kanwar Yatra in Yamunanagar

Yamunanagar, July 19

The district administration has made elaborate arrangements for Kanwar Yatra, which is slated to start on July 22 and end on August 2.

Ensuring safety and order

• During the yatra, Kanwarias collect ‘Ganga jal’ from Haridwar and offer it to Lord Shiva at temples in their respective villages
• Officials said as many as 600 policemen would be deployed and check posts would be set up at 20 locations in the district to ensure that the yatra is held peacefully.
• As many as 28 places had been identified as sensitive places in the district, where a special vigil would be ensured by the police.
• Besides this, 30 motorcycles of the district police would be on patrolling during the yatra and 25 vehicles of ‘Dial 112’ would be deployed to cater to the Kanwarias day and night.

During this yatra, Kanwarias collect ‘Ganga jal’ from Haridwar and offer it to Lord Shiva at temples in their respective villages.

Officials said as many as 600 policemen would be deployed and check posts would be set up at 20 locations in the district to ensure that the yatra is held peacefully. They said as many as 28 places had been identified as sensitive places in the district, where a special vigil would be ensured by the police.

Besides this, 30 motorcycles of the district police would be on patrolling during the yatra and 25 vehicles of ‘Dial 112’ would be deployed to cater to the Kanwarias day and night.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Capt Manoj Kumar and Superintendent of Police (SP) Ganga Ram Punia held a press conference at the Mini-Secretariat here today where he spoke about the preparations for the yatra.

The DC said Duty Magistrates would be appointed in the district and SHOs of the police stations concerned would help them in ensuring the smooth conduct of the yatra.

He added that timber markets of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri would remain closed during this yatra.

He said if any organisation wanted to organise a ‘Kanwar camp’, it would have to take permission from the SDM.

“The organisers of the Kanwar camps should make proper arrangements for CCTV cameras and separate toilets for men and women at the camps,” said the DC. SP Ganga Ram Punia said there was a possibility of crowding in Kanwar Yatra from July 28, so heavy vehicles would be diverted at that time so that no devotee faced any problem.