Commissioner visits 7th Muharram procession route; reviews arrangements

Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Engineer Aamir Khattak along with Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi, Hasan Waqar Cheema and members of Peace Committee here on Monday night visited the route of 7th Muharram ul Haram procession.
The procession will start from Sadiqabad and culminate at the old Imambargah near Raja Bazar.
During the visit, the Commissioner reviewed the security and other arrangements made on the route of the procession.
On this occasion, Additional Deputy Commissioner General, Hasan Tariq gave a detailed briefing regarding the arrangements made on the route.
The ongoing work on Muharram procession routes should be completed within next two days, the Commissioner directed.
Negligence on part of the official concerned would not be tolerated, Aamir Khattak warned.
He further instructed the authorities concerned that along with power lines, the condition of hanging PTCL and other wires should be improved.
Heavy rains during current Monsoon season were predicted by the Meteorological Department, he said adding, in view of the rains, cleaning of all small and large drains on the routes of Muharram processions should be ensured.
A special squad should be formed to ensure proper drainage in case of rain on the day of procession, the Commissioner said.
The Commissioner said, “I am personally supervising all the arrangements during Muharram.”
The patchwork work on the routes would be completed by tomorrow evening, the DC informed.
The Assistant Commissioners are visiting the Muharram procession routes in their respective tehsils, he added.
Certificates would be taken from all the departments after the completion of work on all the routes of Muharram processions, Hasan Waqar Cheema said.
The DC said that the authorities concerned are checking all the arrangements by visiting the routes.
Later, Commissioner Aamir Khattak visited the central control room set up in the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation office. On this occasion, Municipal Officer, Imran Ali gave a briefing to the Commissioner.
The routes of Muharram processions would be monitored through CCTV cameras, Aamir Khattak said and directed the officers to nominate focal persons of all the concerned departments and prepare their duty rosters.
The Commissioner urged the citizens to cooperate with the administration and Punjab government to ensure law and order in Muharram.