Expecting New Year revellers to color the town crimson on December 31, the Chandigarh Police on Wednesday declared seven avenue stretches as ‘no-car zones’ among 10 pm to two am. The limited stretches are the internal marketplace roads in Sectors 7, 8,and 9, from Small Chowk until the quit of the Sector 10 marketplace, internal roads in Sector 17; the stretch close to the Government Museum and Art Gallery in Sector 10, and from the Aroma Light Point to Small Chowk close to the Sector 22 dispensary. Only motorists whose houses are alongside those stretches may be allowed to go into the place once they grant a legitimate identification card and house proof.
Only one-manner site visitors may be allowed round Nexus Elante Mall in Industrial Area Phase . In an advisory, the site visitors police have requested citizens to park their motors at special parking masses in preference to footpaths and cycle tracks alongside predominant roads. They additionally warned humans towards consuming in public places, hooliganism, and inflicting noise pollution. The law enforcement officials stated that site visitors violators’ licences may be suspended. Cops dirt off breath analysers, two hundred tipsy drivers challaned this month
With town citizens attending events withinside the run as much as the New Year, law enforcement officials have dusted off their breath analysers and feature intensified their power towards under the influence of alcohol driving. At least 4 checkpoints are being installation throughout the town on a day by day basis. The power towards under the influence of alcohol drivers, which have been discontinued in March 2020 withinside the wake of the Covid pandemic, become resumed withinside the 2d week of December. On December 28, 18 motorists have been booked for under the influence of alcohol driving, whilst 4 motors have been impounded. 1,500 law enforcement officials to be deployed in Mohali on New Year’s eve
Around 1,500 law enforcement officials may be deployed throughout Mohali and check-posts may be installation close to famous bars, restaurants, and in strategic areas, inclusive of access and go out factors to the town, on New Year’s eve. Additional director popular of police (ADGP, regulation and order) has directed senior police officers – superintendents of police (SPs), deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) and station residence officers (SHOs) to perform checking at bars and discos in Mohali. With the kingdom on excessive alert after the Tarn Taran RPG assault case, as many as 18 police manipulate room devices may be deputed withinside the town and 10 in rural areas.
