Drawing lessons from the past, East Singhbhum district administration is taking proactive steps for peaceful conduct of Eid-ul-Azha (scheduled on  July 10) in communally sensitive areas of the city. DC Vijaya Jadhav has given instructions to hold peace committee meetings at different police stations level. The focus will be peace committee meetings across the district.

A meeting led by the SDO has been called this week which will be attended by senior police officials, local urban body representatives from corporate and government sectors,  and Central Peace Committee members at his chamber.

The DC has given orders to the local urban bodies and concerned police officials to ensure that safety is maintained for proper disposal of animal carcasses which would be sacrificed as part of rituals by Muslim devotees.

SDO Satyaveer Rajak informed that the senior police officials have been instructed to ask local police stations to keep vigil while Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), Mango Notified Area Committee, Jugsalai municipality, Tata Steel UISL and Tata Motors have been asked to ensure authorities that animal sacrifice is not carried out in public places.

The local police stations have also been directed to work in along with peace committee members of different police stations and keep an eye on persons spreading rumour and take steps to detain the said miscreant.

Pickets would be posted and round the clock patrolling would be done to maintain law and order, he said, adding peace committee meetings have been held with various communities, who have assured cooperation for peaceful observance of the festival.

SSP M Tamil Vanan also instructed to make effective police picketing and snap checking on the exits and entrances of sensitive parts of the city and take important steps for police mobile, motorcycle on on-foot patrolling to keep close vigil on suspected elements.

Meanwhile, shoppers thronged city markets ahead of the Eid-ul-Adha festival, which will be celebrated later this week. Sale of sacrificial animals and merchandise has gone up as the festival is coming closer.

Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, will be celebrated on July 10. The festival is marked by the sacrifice of animals like sheep or goats. The shadow of beef ban, which the religious groups here have vowed to defy, will loom over this year’s festivity.

Shopper rush to the city markets will continue over the next three days and bakery shops are preparing for the increased sales ahead of the festival.