A large number of people shopped today. The police, transport, fire, and electricity departments had finalized their preparations on Friday itself. Police held meetings with traders in all police station areas of the district. During this meeting, the trade association and members of all communities were urged to celebrate the festival while maintaining security and peace. The police also issued various guidelines for the public. Traders were also urged to take precautions to ensure safe shopping in the market. They were asked to cooperate with the police in maintaining smooth traffic. At the meeting, traders and members of the community also assured their cooperation in the police arrangements. Additional police personnel have been deployed at intersections to ensure smooth traffic flow. Security has also been increased at crowded locations. Fire tenders will be deployed at 11 locations in the city. The fire department has made special preparations to deal with any fire or emergency situation in the city during Diwali. Fire brigade units will be deployed at 11 crowded locations in the city between October 18th and 23rd to ensure prompt rescue operations in case of a fire or emergency. District Fire Safety Officer Kishore Upadhyay stated that fire units will be deployed with adequate staff at Dilaram Bazaar, Ghantaghar, Premnagar, Dharampur, Kotwali, Sahasradhara Crossing, Saharanpur Chowk, Peepal Mandi, Darshani Gate, Mussoorie Diversion, and Kirsali Chowk. All fire units have been instructed to reach their duty points by 1 p.m. All fire brigade personnel will be connected to the control room and will immediately provide any updates to senior officers. Additional bus services will operate from October 19th to 29th. In view of the rush of passengers during Diwali and other festivals, the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation has issued instructions to make special arrangements. An order issued by the corporation headquarters has directed all depots to provide additional bus services from October 19th to 29th to ensure that passengers do not face any inconvenience. General Manager Kranti Singh stated that a significant increase in passenger traffic is expected during Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, and Chhath Puja. Consequently, all depots, including Dehradun, Haridwar, Kashipur, Haldwani, Tanakpur, Ramnagar, and Nainital, have been ordered to operate festive special buses as needed on routes to Delhi, Meerut, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Roorkee, Muzaffarnagar, and Haridwar. The Chief General Manager stated that all depots should complete bus repairs and preparations in their workshops by October 18th. From October 19th to 29th, depot assistants will be on outstation duty to ensure prompt bus availability according to passenger demand. Instructions have also been given to all drivers and conductors to follow traffic rules and ensure safe driving during the festival. The Corporation has also instructed all divisional managers to deploy adequate staff at bus stops to manage crowds and maintain smooth ticketing operations. Instructions have also been given to form special monitoring teams at Dehradun ISBT, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kashipur, Haldwani, Nainital, Tanakpur, Ramnagar, etc., to monitor bus operations during the festival season. Electricity Department Deploys Officers Area-Wise Starting Saturday, the Electricity Department will deploy officers in various areas for Diwali. Transformer trolleys have also been increased. If any transformers experience problems during the festival, power supply will be restored immediately through trolley transformers. Department employees have been instructed to be on duty in their areas at all times. With the Diwali festival underway, the electricity load will increase. The department has also carried out repairs to ensure uninterrupted power supply during Diwali. It has been claimed that supply will be uninterrupted at all times during the festival. Starting Saturday, officers have been deployed in various areas to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the festival. Forty additional employees have also been deployed. Twenty-five transformer trolleys have been installed in Doon and will be stationed in various areas. Superintendent Engineer Rahul Jain stated that officers and employees have been deployed from Saturday until October 22nd. Any problems will be immediately rectified. Also Read… Notification required in case of breakdown Superintending Engineer Rahul Jain directed that during Diwali, all officers will ensure smooth supply by informing higher authorities in case of breakdowns. Furthermore, the Executive Engineer can change the duties of employees at his or her level to maintain supply
