Round the clock guards for a minimum of 35 transmission towers close to the Statue of Unity in Gujarat: that is the police’s reply to place an finish to the protests impressed by the long-lasting scene in Sholay the place Dharmendra, as Veeru, climbs atop a water tank, and threatens to take his life if he’s not allowed to marry Basanti, performed by Hema Malini.
Dramatic scenes have been just lately witnessed in Kevadia and Garudeshwar areas of Narmada district with demonstrators climbing on towers to get their “calls for fulfilled”, stated officers.
With SOUADTGA (Statue of Unity Space Improvement and Tourism Governance Authority) apparently at its wits finish in tackling such incidents, police approached for the availability of safety.
Aside from deploying round the clock guards, the Narmada District Police have additionally elevated patrolling, particularly within the wee hours, to stop such protesters from taking the administration hostage whereas making a ruckus, officers added.
The choice got here just a few days after a person and a girl from the Narmada-affected villages climbed up a telecom tower in Kevadia colony on December 6, demanding that their calls for from a protest held in 2016 be met to hunt reduction for these hit by floods on the time. The incident had left the district administration of Narmada on their toes.
The duo had agreed to get down from the tower nearly 5 hours later solely after the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasahat Company (SSPA) officers assured them that their calls for can be forwarded to the federal government.
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