Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Commissionerate Police on Wednesday issued a set of guidelines for Zero Night celebrations in Bhubaneswar.
Zero Night celebrations in all the hotels, clubs, and bars in the capital city will be allowed till 12.30 am on January 1, said Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh to the media.
This decision was taken in the meeting which was held with all the club, hotel, and bar management in the city.
The hotels and bars shall seek special permission if they are planning to extend the celebrations till 1:30 AM. They have also been directed to ensure that the number of guests doesn’t exceed their capacity limits, proper functioning of CCTV cameras, and deployment of additional staff at parking points and arrangements to drop the guests who may be in a drunken state at home. If necessary, organizers are advised to have an ambulance on standby, added Singh.
Directions have also been issued to hotels, clubs, and bars to keep a check on the use of drugs within their premises. Strict actions will be taken if this rule is violated, Singh said.
A total of 20 platoons of police will be deployed and patrolling will be increased across the city to maintain law and order situation and to deal with any kind of untoward situation. Also, check-posts will be set up at various locations in Bhubaneswar and vehicles will be checked to deter drunk driving, Singh added.
