The 765th 3-day urs celebrations of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (RA) will officially commence in Sehwan on Monday, May 15.
The celebrations will feature cattle show, agricultural and industrial exhibition, and musical nights, besides other activities.
Talking to the media, Jamshoro Deputy Commissioner Munawar Ali Mahesar said that unprecedented security measures had been introduced.
He said that the provincial government had planned to double the deployment, while also enhancing the digital monitoring.
The DC told that 4,500 policemen and 500 personnel of the special branch in addition to the Rangers and the Bomb Disposal Squad would perform the duty for the security.
The traffic in Sehwan would be regulated by 400 traffic wardens, while the parking for the vehicles had been arranged outside the town, several kilometres away from the shrine, he added.
The DC said that the security officials would monitor the activities in the town as well as inside and outside the shrine through 270 close circuit television cameras and 4 drone cameras.
According to him, 50 male doctors and 20 female doctors would be available round the clock at a local hospital while 40 separate medical camps were also set up. The DC said that with the help of Edhi Foundation 100 ambulances had been stationed in the town.
The district administration had also planned to establish camps providing drinking water and ORS.
He told that a strict ban under section 144 on swimming in the Aralh and Danister canals had been imposed, adding that the offenders would be put in the lock-up.
