For the first time, the city administration has published 1,00,000 colourful stickers to celebrate the country’s Independence Day on 15 August.
This is the first occasion when Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has also issued a special advisory directing the concerned officers to ensure proper make-over of the route which prime minister Narendra Modi will take to deliver his first ID speech at the Red Fort. The police on its part has installed high resolution CCTVs on the entire route to ensure foolproof security.
At a meeting with the head of departments of the city administration, Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastava on Monday directed his officers that they should whole heartedly participate in the ID celebrations. He reportedly told them that the ID celebrations should become a memorable event.
Sources said that special arrangements are being made for 10,000 general visitors at the Red Fort grounds. ‘This is the first occasion when the venue is being thrown open to such a large number of people. That’s why we have to almost double our security arrangements in and around the area.’
The government also distributed 1,00,000 colourful stickers among its employees. While one sticker read: ‘Jaishen-e-Azadi’, another said, ‘Jai Hind Jai Bharat’. The third one read Mera Bharat Mahaan (My country is supreme. A senior government official said that this was the first occasion when the ID celebrations were being held on such a large scale in the national Capital.
‘We have been directed to ensure that the entire road to be used by the PM is well laid off. The entire route will be decked up with Tri-colours. Even the bus stops and other points would bear a colourful look on the historical day,’ a government official said.
As far as the security is concerned, the PM’s entire route has been mapped with the high resolution CCTVs. Sources said a mini control room has been set up to monitor the CCTV footage.
Another senior officer said that instructions have also been issued to the police that general public should not be made to suffer due to increase in the security measures.
This is the first occasion when Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has also issued a special advisory directing the concerned officers to ensure proper make-over of the route which prime minister Narendra Modi will take to deliver his first ID speech at the Red Fort. The police on its part has installed high resolution CCTVs on the entire route to ensure foolproof security.
At a meeting with the head of departments of the city administration, Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastava on Monday directed his officers that they should whole heartedly participate in the ID celebrations. He reportedly told them that the ID celebrations should become a memorable event.
Sources said that special arrangements are being made for 10,000 general visitors at the Red Fort grounds. ‘This is the first occasion when the venue is being thrown open to such a large number of people. That’s why we have to almost double our security arrangements in and around the area.’
The government also distributed 1,00,000 colourful stickers among its employees. While one sticker read: ‘Jaishen-e-Azadi’, another said, ‘Jai Hind Jai Bharat’. The third one read Mera Bharat Mahaan (My country is supreme. A senior government official said that this was the first occasion when the ID celebrations were being held on such a large scale in the national Capital.
‘We have been directed to ensure that the entire road to be used by the PM is well laid off. The entire route will be decked up with Tri-colours. Even the bus stops and other points would bear a colourful look on the historical day,’ a government official said.
As far as the security is concerned, the PM’s entire route has been mapped with the high resolution CCTVs. Sources said a mini control room has been set up to monitor the CCTV footage.
Another senior officer said that instructions have also been issued to the police that general public should not be made to suffer due to increase in the security measures.