Bokaro: Security across all the popular tourist spots in Bokaro has been beefed up ahead of January 1 to ensure that Covid-control measures are maintained properly as the district administration is anticipating a rush of picnickers on that day. Following a meeting in this regard on Wednesday, Chas SDO Shashi Prakash Singh said, “Magistrates and police personnel, including women cops, have been deployed across all the tourist spots to make sure that the revellers do not violate safety norms.”
Every year Tenughat Dam, Garga Dam, Konar Dam, Gawai Dam, City Park, Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park and others attract thousands of people during New Year who go there for picnics and day-long excursions. This year with hotels and clubs here deciding against hosting New Year parties in view of Covid-19, the crowd is expected to surge in the aforementioned spots. The administration has already intensified night patrolling across all the spots.
Meanwhile, West Inn Hotel is not hosting any New Year bash this year. Its owner Amit Johar said, “We usually organise parties on New Year’s Eve every year but this time there will be no gathering and no celebrations in view of the outbreak and we are not taking any bookings.”