HYDERABAD: The 765th 3-day urs celebrations of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (RA) will officially commence in Sehwan on Monday, May 15.
The celebrations will feature cattle show, agricultural and industrial
exhibition, musical nights, conference of folks and a literature conference, besides other activities.
Talking to the media Deputy Commissioner of Jamshoro district Munawar Ali Mahesar said in view of the increased security threat in the wake of February 16 terrorist attack at Qalandar's shrine, unprecedented security measures had been introduced.
He informed that the provincial government had planned to double the
deployment while also enhancing the digital monitoring.
The DC told that 4,500 policemen and 500 personnel of the Special Branch
in addition to the Rangers and the Bomb Disposal Squad would perform duty for the security.
The traffic in Sehwan would be regulated by 400 traffic wardens while
the parking for the vehicles had been arranged outside the town, several kilometers away from the shrine, he added.
The DC informed that the security officials would monitor the activities
in the town as well as inside and outside the shrine through 270 close circuit television cameras and 4 drone cameras.
According to him, 50 male doctors and 20 female doctors would be
available round the clock at the local hospital while 40 separate medical camps were also set up. Mahesar said with the help of Edhi Foundation 100 ambulances had been stationed in the town.
The district administration had also planned to establish camps
providing drinking water and ORS.
He told that a strict ban under section 144 on swimming in the Aralh
and Danister canals had been imposed, adding that the offenders would be put in the lock-up.