Guests capped at 50 for Holi parties in Noida

  • | Thursday | 25th March, 2021

Greater Noida: Flooded with requests for permission for organising Holi parties, GB Nagar police have restricted the maximum number of guests to 50, along with taking an undertaking from the organiser. Police have said several societies have sought permission for Holi parties, but they are checking the feasibility on the basis of the number of participants and the space available. Some societies back-pedalled when asked to submit an undertaking stating that they will be held liable for any deviation from the criteria on which permission is being given, officers said.

Greater Noida: Flooded with requests for permission for organising Holi parties, GB Nagar police have restricted the maximum number of guests to 50, along with taking an undertaking from the organiser. Police have said several societies have sought permission for Holi parties, but they are checking the feasibility on the basis of the number of participants and the space available. Some societies back-pedalled when asked to submit an undertaking stating that they will be held liable for any deviation from the criteria on which permission is being given, officers said.

Additional commissioner of police (law and order) Love Kumar told TOI that as per directions from the UP chief secretary, occupancy of 50% for closed areas and 40% for open areas shall be allowed. “Not more than 100 persons are to be allowed for a gathering. The space has to first be inspected by the ACP of the area concerned as well as the SHO, only after which a gathering can be allowed,” he said.

Police said there have been several requests for parties with an expected attendance of around 400 guests or more. ACP-2 (central Noida) Yogendra Singh said at least ten such requests have been received but none have been approved yet. “When we are asking for an undertaking from the organisers to take responsibility that in case of a problem later on, they can be held liable, the organisers are backing out,” he said.

In Greater Noida too, at least 40 such requests have been received from different societies. “Only small gatherings are being allowed, and we are looking at the available space in the hall. For around 50 or a number less than that, permission can be considered, but only with social distancing. Liquor is not being allowed to be served,” additional DCP (Greater Noida) Vishal Pandey said.


Action against renting, playing DJ sets?

An internal notice issued by Bisrakh police, meant for all in-charges of different chowkis, went viral in social media on Wednesday. The notice states that as per the directions of the state government, under CrPC 144, nobody will be allowed to play or rent a DJ set. “If someone is found doing this, action will be taken against that person,” states the notice. It created a flutter on social media with residents, asking if it was indeed genuine and why it was limited to Bisrakh. This led police to issue a clarification saying the notice was “incomplete.” “We will get it re-issued, adding that DJ sets can be played as per the Supreme Court guidelines keeping the volume to certain decibels,” Bisrakh SHO Anita Chauhan told. 


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