Hubballi: Police have warned that DJ systems exceeding prescribed decibel limits and operating beyond permitted timings would not be allowed during Ganesha idol immersion processions, and the owners of the equipment would face strict legal action.
Police have written to the HDMC commissioner, seeking installation of 400 CCTV cameras. These would supplement the 200 existing cameras used by police for traffic management and other surveillance purposes. Because of drunk people, the police officer said, many women and elderly people visit Hubballi for Ganesha festival and they should not face any problem.
After a peace committee meeting at RN Shetty Kalyan Mantap Monday, Hubballi-Dharwad police commissioner Bhushan Borase said a constable would be deployed at each point where DJ systems operate to monitor sound levels digitally through a mobile app. Borase said police would adopt zero tolerance towards alcohol consumption during immersion processions. Borase said watchtowers would be installed at key locations to monitor crowd movements.
Police would record violations, take photographs and issue notices to the owners under Noise Pollution Control Act. Anyone found drunk would be removed from the procession. A special team equipped with a breath analyser would monitor suspected drunk people and run checks. More women police constables and women home guards would be deployed where women gather in large numbers.