Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said senior officials including Sub-Divisional Officer, Additional Superintendent of Police, all Deputy Superintendent of Police and others took part in the flag march, which was part of the ongoing preparation to maintain law and order in the district. Besides, the objective was also to inculcate confidence among the citizenry.? The officials have been asked to motivate all `akhara' committees to implement the guidelines issued by the district administration in letter and spirit, SSP said.

Besides, the ?committees were directed to complete the Ramanavami `jhanda' (flag) immersion rituals by 8 PM at any cost tomorrow. SSP sought co-operation from all so that the ?festival is observed peacefully. He said the administration was keeping vigil on social media and anti-social elements round the clock. "We are ?monitoring social media and will initiate stringent action against any persons found posting inflammatory messages, videos or sharing such posts without verifying them, he said.

Earlier, a high-level meeting of the district was held here on Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav and ?Kumar briefed the Magistrates and police officials about the security arrangement and directed them to keep strict vigil in sensitive and super-sensitive areas. Jadhav directed that magistrates should accompany the procession till immersion was completed. The magistrates deployed at different river ghats should update the control room about the immersion proceedings, she added.