The Bengaluru Police on Thursday introduced a slew of security and safety measures for the New 12 months celebrations to take care of legislation and order within the metropolis.
The police stated drunk and drive exams can be performed extensively within the metropolis. Motorcyclists who trigger inconvenience to the general public by indulging in rash and negligent driving will probably be handled sternly, the Bengaluru police stated. “Persons are requested to contact the Police helpline No. 112, in case they arrive throughout any such conditions.”
The police appealed to the general public celebrating New 12 months’s Eve, particularly with drinks that if they’re in a bunch, no less than one one who holds the steering of the motorized vehicle and or the rider of a two-wheeler ought to abstain from consuming alcohol and ferry his buddies safely and guarantee his security and security of different street customers.
Talking to reporters, Bengaluru Police commissioner CH Pratap Reddy stated that eating places, pubs, resorts, and inns can be allowed to conduct New 12 months celebrations until 1 am, and people violating the deadline will probably be booked.
The commissioner stated varied steps have been taken to comprise noise air pollution, including that the organisers who’ve obtained permission from the police to make use of loudspeakers are allowed to make use of them solely until midnight.
The officer stated that there are 170,000 CCTV cameras put in within the metropolis, and extra CCTV cameras and 20 drone cameras will probably be put in to watch crowded locations. The police stated that round 5,200 civil police personnel, together with 4,000 site visitors police personnel, will probably be deployed throughout the town.
The commissioner stated that the precedence of the police is to make sure the protection of girls and youngsters, including that girls’s security islands will probably be arrange in crowded areas and will probably be guarded by ladies police personnel.
The police additionally appealed to individuals to tell the native police personnel or report it by dialling 112 in the event that they see any criminal activity, resembling the provision of medication. As a precautionary measure, the police cracked down on drug peddlers in December by way of particular investigations. A complete of 637 individuals, together with six foreigners have been arrested, and 345 kg of medication have been seized.
To keep away from site visitors congestion, the police have determined to limit the motion of autos on and round MG Highway on the night time of December 31. There will probably be no entry for autos, besides police autos and autos of important companies on obligation, from 8 pm on December 31 until 1 am on January 1 on MG Highway, Brigade Highway, Residency Highway, Church Road, St, Marks Highway and Relaxation Home Highway.
No parking will probably be allowed from 2 pm on December 31 until 3 am on January 1. Parking restrictions have been imposed on MG Highway, Brigade Highway, Church Road, Relaxation Home Highway and Museum Highway.
In the meantime, Bangalore Metro Rail Company Ltd (BMRCL) on Thursday introduced that the metro rail companies on New 12 months’s night time in Bengaluru will probably be prolonged from the same old timings. “In view of New 12 months’s Eve, Namma Metro will probably be extending the income companies on December 31 until 2 am on January 1. In the course of the prolonged hours, trains would function at a frequency of quarter-hour on your entire community,” the BMRCL stated in an announcement.