Nashik : Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Sadanand Date on Wednesday guided city police officials on the need to prepare multiple contingency plans and make effective use of updated technological features.
With an eye on the mega-event Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027, the Nashik city police commissionerate on Wednesday organised a high-level, one-day debriefing and training workshop for its officers and personnel to elevate the force’s readiness, sharpen tactical responses, and streamline multi-departmental coordination following recent high-profile events. The training session brought together a massive contingent from the Nashik commissionerate — comprising 120 officers and 600 personnel. He also assured them of full support from the state govt and police headquarters in terms of funding, logistics and resources. Addressing participants online during a debriefing session and one-day training workshop organised by the Nashik City Police Commissionerate, the state DGP stressed on the importance of meticulous planning and flawless execution in crowd management. Most importantly, Date underscored the need for robust planning to handle multiple simultaneous contingencies, such as fire hazards, floods and stampedes. The debriefing session was conducted under the guidance of commissioner of police Sandeep Karnik. Nashik Rural SP D S Swami, DCPs Kishor Kale, Chandrakant Gavli, Kishorkumar Suryawanshi, Monica Raut and other senior officers attended the programme. Police officials and personnel dwelled on anti-terrorism and security guidance, handling protests, religious events, importance of inter-departmental and inter-agency coordination, media management and communication and VIP security protocols.