Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena today here chaired a review meeting to assess the preparations for the State-level Independence Day celebrations to be held in Sarkaghat, District Mandi. He directed all concerned departments to ensure timely and effective arrangements for the successful organization of the event.
He said that Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will preside over the State-level function. He stressed that the arrangements related to security, sanitation, and traffic control should be put in place efficiently, with active public participation.
The Chief Secretary said that heavy rains have caused significant damage to roads in the region and instructed the concerned authorities to take prompt and necessary measures to ensure smooth movement in the area. He said that cultural programmes during the celebrations should include awareness campaigns on disaster management and drug abuse prevention.
Various aspects of the event were discussed in detail during the meeting. The Chief Secretary issued necessary instructions to the officers present. Additional Chief Secretary K.K. Pant, Secretaries Rajesh Sharma and Ashish Singhamar, ADGP Abhishek Trivedi and other senior officers attended the meeting, where as Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan joined the meeting virtually and apprised the Chief Secretary of the preparations being made in the district.