Administration gears up to celebrate Republic Day with patriotic fervour

Ludhiana, January 6, 2023: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development) Amit Kumar Panchal on Friday directed the officials to make elaborate arrangements for celebrating Republic Day with patriotic fervour in the district on January 26. 
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan will be chief guest of the district level function and will unfurl the National Flag on January 26.

Presiding over a meeting to review the arrangements of Republic Day at Bachat Bhawan, the Additional Deputy Commissioner said that to mark the celebrations of Republic Day, the district-level function would be held at Guru Nanak Stadium. He said that various contingents of Punjab Police and NCC would participate in the march past in the function. He stated that a committee has been formed to decide the cultural items to be performed by the students of various schools and colleges of the district. 

The rehearsals will start from January 21 and the full dress rehearsal will be held on January 24.

Panchal said that requisite arrangements would be made for traffic diversion, parking of vehicles, security arrangements and other facilities during the Republic Day function. He asked every officer to make the smooth conduct of affairs during the function.  He asked the Municipal Corporation Ludhiana to ensure proper cleanliness around the venue of the function.

Further, Panchal asked the health department to depute medical teams along with medicines and a permanent ambulance to facilitate the people during the event. ADC also asked the PSPCL to ensure the supplying uninterrupted power during the Republic Day Celebrations. He also said that every officer must ensure people participating in this function should not face any kind of problem.

Prominent amongst the present on the occasion included Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) Rahul Chaba, MC Joint Commissioner Kulpreet Singh, Assistant Commissioner Gurbir Singh Kohli, SDM Gursimran Singh Dhillon and others.