PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa home and tribal affairs department has directed the police, divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners across the province to notify proper security plan for the places of worship during Eid days.

In a letter to the provincial police chief and other departments, the home department outlined a number of arrangements to be made by authorities to ensure peaceful observance of the post-Ramazan festival.

`All commissioners and deputy commissioners should hold pre-meetingsbefore Eid with respective departments including police and other law-enforcement agencies for security arrangements,` it said.

The department added that security plans could be notified for places of worship, especially eidgahs, mosques and imambargahs, to ensure peace on the occasion of Eidul Fitr.

It said that administrative officers wanting to leave their respective stations of postings would do so only after getting the approval of their deputy commissioners, while the deputy commissioners would ask for permission of the commissioners and the commissioners that of the chief secretary.

The department said celebratory fire and fireworks shouldn`t be allowed, especially on chand raat.

`Police shall take strict actions under the KP Prohibition of Firing and Use of Explosive Substance at Marriages and Other ceremonies Act,` it said.The department also said transport fares should be strictly and regularly monitored and authorities should take strict action against those overcharging commuters.

It said special teams of traffic police and others should be formed to cracl( down on one wheelie, speeding and riding motorbikes without helmets.

`Special cleanliness drive must be carried out especially in bazaars and eidgahs, while women police constables should be deployed in bazaars frequented by women shoppers,` it said, adding that police shouldn`t spare eveteasers.

The department said traffic management should be ensured at tourist places or on the roads to those places.

`Arrangements must be made for ensuring that SOPs are properly implemented in water bodies, including rivers and dams.

Boating shouldn`t be allowed without lifejackets and it should be ensured thatno overloading occurs. Similarly, bathing in rivers with fast currents may be banned,` it said.

The department said in the letter that Rescue 1122 could be put on alert, especially around water bodies and other public places, to be there in case of any untoward incident, while the C&W department could be put on alert for road clearance with heavy machinery available.

It added that authorities would ensure tourist facilitation and keep tourist facilitation centres and helplines working 24/7 during Eid holidays.

The department said health facilities should remain open 24/7 with emergency and duty staff members in attendance.

It added that the stocks of petroleum products should be checked at filling stations to ensure the availability of fuel to motorists, especially in tourist areas, during Eid holidays.