Fest season: Ludh-Dhuri track to have CCTV cameras

Ludhiana: In an attempt to counter the issues related to organising religious events around the railway tracks on the Ludhiana-Dhuri railway route in the upcoming festival season, the railway authorities, along with security forces, are preparing a plan to install CCTV cameras on Ludhiana-Dhuri railway route in the next few days to ensure the safety of passersby.
The development has been taken to penalise the local people who indulge in activities of making effigies to burn on vacant railway land near crossings on Dussehra.
Although last year local police officials had seized 9 to 10 unclaimed effigies of Ravana that had been erected in areas around the railway tracks of Dhuri for setting these on fire as part of celebration by some unknown persons.
Giving information on this, Tarun Kumar, director of Ludhiana railway station, said, “In view of Dussehra festival, railway authorities are working on the development plan to install CCTV cameras on Ludhiana-Dhuri railway route to counter the issue of forming Ravana effigies around the railway tracks to ensure the safety of everyone.”
“Railway authorities will soon identify the places on the same route to install cameras as festival season will kick off soon.” he said.
Anil Kumar, in-charge of Railway Protection Force, here said, “We have already installed the notice boards around the railway crossing on the Ludhiana-Dhuri railway route to make people aware about the legal penalties for violating the norms of using the railway land for conducting such activities during festival season.”