Shillong, Feb 10: Elaborate arrangements are being made in view of the Ed Sheeran concert to be held at JN Stadium, Polo in Shillong, on February 12.
Addressing media persons on Monday, East Khasi Hills deputy commissioner RM Kurbah said that over 26000 people are expected to attend the concert and necessary arrangements are in place.
“We are opening the gates at 4 pm. We are a little bit concerned because we have just two entry points. That is why we have called this meeting to alert all those people who are coming for the concert to kindly come early so that there is no kind of rush,” she said.
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She also said that there will be three exit gates.
“Children below the age of five are not allowed to attend the concert,” Kurbah said while informing that concertgoers are allowed to carry only three items – mobile phones, keys and wallets.
The DC said that the district administration is not planning to close down any school during the concert adding, “But we have to pre-empt and avoid students being stranded. We want to avoid that situation and that is why we are giving this alert.”
On the traffic regulations, the district police chief Vivek Syiem informed that there will be no entry points at many places and these include no entry at Lumjingshai junction towards CRPF junction, Polo, Lumjingshai towards Police colony, Lawmali junction towards Polo, Golflinks trijunction towards Polo, City Hut Dhaba junction towards Polo, BJP office towards Oakland, Polo, BK Bajoria towards Fourth Furlong, Gurudwara towards St Anthony’s college.
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Regarding the parking arrangements, the SP said, “We have several places where the general public can park their vehicles. The locations are – Red Field, Golflinks, roadside parking from TRS Restaurant to CM Connect office, roadside parking around Golflinks area, FCI junction to Lumjingshai junction, state central library campus and state convention campus.”
From the security aspect, Syiem said that there will be three points of checking before entering the stadium. He said that police will be handling the periphery along with the security component of the event management.
According to the organizers, the opening performance will start at 6.15 pm on February 12.
(Newmai News Network)