Pratapgarh SHO Issues Safety Directives For Navratri Pandals At Meeting

A Peace Committee meeting was held at Maheshganj police station in Pratapgarh in connection with the Navratri festival. The meeting was organised on Tuesday by Maheshganj Station House Officer Rahul Kumar.

Organisers of all Navdurga pandals established in the area, along with respected local people, attended the meeting. Addressing those present, SHO Rahul Kumar said that special attention must be paid to the height of idols while they are being brought, so that no untoward incident takes place.

He said that everyone would have to submit a proforma. The Durga installation committees would be required to follow the conditions mentioned in it. There should be no electric wire beside any Navdurga pandal, and generators must also be kept at a distance.

The pandals must have separate arrangements for entry and exit. There should be a route for people to enter from one side and leave from the other side. The same route should not be used for both entry and exit.

Rahul Kumar also asked all Navdurga committees to form a volunteer team of four members. These volunteers would monitor the arrangements. He said that after the aarti, DJs must not play songs that could lead to a dispute.

The committees were also asked to install four CCTV cameras. Strict action would be taken against those spreading rumours related to drone cameras and similar matters, the meeting was told.

During the immersion, no one should sit on a DJ vehicle. People were also asked to remain alert about electricity during the immersion procession.

Senior Sub-Inspector Neeraj Kushwaha, Sub-Inspector Ram Ji Yadav, Sohanlal Saroj, Pappan Singh, Pawan Singh, Ranjeet Yadav, Devraj Maurya, Mahendra Dhar Dwivedi, Jai Maa Durge Nariyawa committee member, and Ambika Shukla of Nav Durga Puja Samiti Dih Balayi were among those present.