Checkpoints would be set up in advance to ensure motorcyclists install protective wires on their vehicles
LAHORE:
As preparations for Basant gather pace in the provincial capital, the Lahore police have finalized a comprehensive security plan and declared 40 sensitive places in the city as red zones to prevent loss of life due to kite flying.
According to officials, the red zones have been identified in light of previous fatal incidents involving sharp kite lines.
Joint teams of police and traffic police will be deployed in these areas to strictly enforce security measures and maintain law and order.
Officials said checkpoints would be set up in advance to ensure motorcyclists install protective wires on their vehicles to avoid damage from metal and glass-coated kite strings.
Enhanced surveillance will be carried out in red zone areas with the support of Safe City Authority surveillance cameras. Sources said that transportation of kites and kite strings will be allowed only after formal approval from the government.
Currently, the making and transportation of kites is prohibited throughout the city.
“Permission for kite-making will be given only after the issuance of a formal government notification,” said a police official, adding that a zero-tolerance policy against violations would be adopted. Authorities said the security plan is aimed at ensuring public safety and preventing accidents and law and order problems.
