Kolkata: The city police have made elaborate security arrangements for Dol Jatra and Holi on Monday and Tuesday. On Friday, a meeting was held at the Lalbazar with representatives from all communities, where police requested to maintain communal harmony in the city during the festival of colours.
On Friday, senior Kolkata Police officials informed that on Monday 700 police pickets will be set up across the city. The majority of these pickets will be in the vulnerable areas from where complaints were received last year. On Tuesday, there will be 500 police pickets across the city. 4,000 police personnel will be deployed across the city.
This apart, 25 Heavy Radio Flying Squads (HRFS) will be stationed in strategic points, from where they would be moved when necessary. Senior officials will patrol the city in order to supervise the security arrangements.
Multiple mobile patrolling vans in each division and Quick Response Teams (QRT) will be in strategic points across the city. Apart from law and order, special anti-crime teams will also be deployed to prevent any untoward incident. The women teams of Kolkata Police, popularly known as 'The Winners', will also patrol the city along with 'Shakti' teams.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Jt. CP), Headquarters, Subhankar Sinha Sarkar said on Friday that people are being requested not to throw colour on any person forcefully. Residents of high-rise buildings have been asked not to throw colour balloons from the rooftop.
"If any person is found disobeying the orders by police, he/she will face legal consequences. People are also being requested not to burn any object on the road, obstructing normal traffic movement," said Sarkar. Special naka checking will also take place across the city to put a leash on errant bike riders and drivers.