Thousands Expected In Shimla For New Year

In the past 10 days, we have recorded 1,60,000 vehicle movements…

About 1.5 lakh tourists have visited Shimla on Christmas and around 80,000 to one lakh tourists are expected for New Year celebrations, a senior police officer said in an official statement.

"On the days of Christmas and winter breaks, we will manage the same for the new year.

We had nearly 1.5 lakh tourists on Christmas and we are expecting 80,000 to one lakh people and nearly 2,50,000 vehicles on year-end," Shimla Superintendent of Police, Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi said.

"In Shimla, during the past 10 to 11 days, we have recorded 1,60,000 vehicle movements through the Shoghi Barrier. There are around 3 lakh locals, and we are also welcoming tourists.

We have planned a traffic plan as per our potential and the results are positive and on the internal road we have allowed free movement," he added.

The Shimla SP further informed that the department is monitoring the traffic with CCTV and drones.

"We have made arrangements at the main tourist points in Shimla, the Ridge, Kufri, Narkanda, and other places.

We have CCTV surveillance and drone monitoring for both traffic conjunction and human movements as well. We are trying to ensure security, safety, and traffic arrangements, and we are guiding the tourists also," he said.

The tourists are rushing for the winter carnival and New Year celebrations in the hills here in Himachal Pradesh.