As many as 11,000 Mumbai Police personnel will be deployed on the streets of city for two days to closely monitor activities like spraying or throwing coloured water and balloons on pedestrians and drunken brawls.
This development came as citizens will be celebrating Holi (March 13) and Dhulivandan (March 14). It is pertinent to note that a day earlier, the city police issued guidelines to keep in mind during the festivity to maintain law and order along with a safe and incident-free Holi.
Here are the measures taken by city police:
- Govt Railway Police (GRP) warned miscreants against throwing balloons or
plastic packets at train compartments. Additional GRP personnel will be
posted in station areas and in slums adjacent to the tracks.
- The official said 9,145 police constables and 1,767 police officers are being deployed across the metropolis to avoid untoward incidents.
- Security arrangements will be monitored round-the-clock by 51 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), 19 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and 7 Additional Commissioners of Police.
- A platoon each of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) and Riot Control Police (RCP) will be deployed at important locations along with Quick Response Teams (QRT), Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and home guard personnel, the official said.
- Police will set up security blockades at various places to ensure the safety of citizens, he said.
- A special drive will be launched against drunk driving, and to avoid road traffic violations.
- The official warned of stern action against those creating drunk ruckus in public places or misbehaving with women and children.
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