To curtail drowning-related deaths and accidents during the Ganesh idol immersion, the city police has identified 15 spots on the beach from Bheemunipatnam to Mutyalammapalem. The spots include Bheemunipatnam, Rushikonda, Sagar Nagar, Jodugudlapalem, Fishing Harbour, Yarada, Appikonda, RK Beach, Naval Coast Battery, Gandhi Statue near NCB, Jetty 11 in Fishing Harbour, Women’s Hostel, Viswapriya Function Hall, Gokul Park, and Mutyalammapalem.
Elaborate arrangements will be made by the police and over 200 expert swimmers, provided by the Fisheries Department, will be present at the spots on the designated immersion dates.
This apart for the Ganesh puja that begins in Friday, the Police Department is beefing up its patrolling network.
According to a senior Inspector, the patrolling along the beach road will be intensified.
“All pandal operators have to obtain prior permission, get the trolley or the platform on which the idol be kept for inspection by the local officer and will have to maintain the sound limit within the prescribed norm and close all sound system by 10 p.m.,” he said.
The organisers will also have to get a clearance for the route of the immersion procession and see that no obscene dance programme is conducted during the festive days, according to Mr. Venkat Rao, Inspector, Special Branch.
The Cyber Crime Department has received 294 complaints pertaining to obscene emails, creating fake Facebook profiles and impersonation, in the last one year.
According to Cyber Crime Inspector K. Satyanarayana Rao, the department has cracked about 230 cases so far, and in most of the cases, the accused were found to be educated youth. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), S. Varada Raju has said people operating Facebook, especially teenage girls and women, should be cautious. “We have been trying our best to educate the people about cyber crime and we are launching a campaign shortly. But policing alone will not help. Even people should adhere to some basic norms. It is always advisable not to load original photographs and full information, and if done, share it only with trusted persons,” he said. Stressing on the word ‘Trusted’ he said, “All friends need not be trustworthy. In a few cases we have noticed that it was friends who were doing the mischief.”
