Accordingly the bengaluru Metro will be operational till 2 am on New Year’s Day, an official with the bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) confirmed. Meanwhile the official stated that security measures will be in place at all metro stations but added that there are no plans to restrict passengers who are inebriated from boarding trains.
Furthermore a BMRCL official told there will be no breathanalyser tests conducted on metro users. However, those found causing trouble will be restricted from using the metro services, said the official. Apparently New Year’s Eve celebrations in Bengaluru’s MG Road and Brigade Road attract thousands of people from across the city. Further these two prominent roads are closed for traffic and are turned into a pedestrian zone for the New Year celebrations.
Moreover the hindu Janajagruthi Samiti, in a letter to bengaluru police Commissioner bhaskar Rao requested the police to ban the celebrations alleging that it is causing “moral degradation of India’s youth”. Perhaps ahead of this year’s festivities in the city, a number of safety measures have been introduced including CCTV cameras, drones, watch towers and LED screens in specific areas. Tents with two or three police officers including a woman police officer will also be set up so that the public can report any case of harassment or crime easily and these tents will be coming up in areas in Bengaluru’s Central business District.
