SHILLONG: West Jaintia Hills police have made elaborate security arrangement for the district council election counting on Saturday.
In a statement issued on Monday, SP Lakador Syiem said there will be a three tier security system at the office of the deputy commissioner in Jowai. The first tier will be outside the three gates of the office that is Gate I (Near HDFC ATM) ,Gate II (DC point) and Gate III (DSJ office), the second tier will be on the premises of the office and the third tier will be at the entry-exit point.
Only candidates, counting agents and two persons who have received valid passes from the DC office will be allowed to enter the premises.
Vehicles will not be allowed to enter from Wah Nongbah junction and HK Singh School towards DC’s office. Vehicles and pedestrians will not be allowed to use the stretch from SP office junction to DC office and through the road behind it towards Iawmusiang. The ‘no entry’ will be from 6 am till the counting is completed. The entire 100 m periphery of the DC office will be barricaded at HDFC ATM, road towards Mission, in front of JHADC office, SP’s office junction and internal road behind DC’s office for crowd control.
