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X-mass & New year revelers making beeline to  Tourist resort Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie & Dharmshala 

State police today claimed that it is braced up traffic and crowd control management as tourist and Christmas and New year revelers are already  making beeline to Tourist resort Manali, Shimla, Dharmshala and Dalhousie right from today. A spokesman of state police stated here today that as usual, on the occasion of Christmas day function and eve of  New Year, a large number of tourists from all across the country are expected to visit the famous tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh like Shimla, Manali,  Kasol, Dharamshala, Dalhousie and Atal Tunnel etc. The Meteorological  Department has also expressed the possibility of snowfall in the next one or  two days. In this series, adequate arrangements have been made by Himachal  Pradesh Police in terms of law and order, traffic regulations including other necessary security arrangements. Additional police force has been made  available to concerned District Superintendents of Police from the Battalions for the stated purpose. Apart from this, the following necessary  guidelines/instructions have also been issued to the concerned District Superintendents of Police by the Police Headquarters. Every District Superintendent of Police shall appoint a Gazetted  Officer as daily duty officer in his district and shall display his name and  contact details on the website and LED screens of the District Police.  Along with this, they shall also liaise with the District Magistrates of  their respective districts to appoint a duty magistrate on behalf of the  administration and also issue necessary directions to other key departments. They shall arrange Cranes (Recovery Vans) and place them at  appropriate locations to remove unauthorized parking to avoid traffic  congestion. That they shall use drones at entry points like Shimla, Parwanoo and Pandoh etc. for accurate estimation of the number of tourists entering in the State. That they shall depute adequate police force for traffic management and law & order duties. That they shall carry out regular search operations Hotels, Guest houses and other places of stay and shall also convene meetings with the hotel owners or managements in this regard. However, special care should be taken that the tourists do not face any inconvenience. Along with this, the Superintendent of Police Cyber Crime has also been directed to take prompt action against such anti-social elements who post any objectionable/misleading information on social media. Shimla District Administration has asked the Tourist to park their vehicle beside the road and only enter in the town after showing hotel booking document. Police would not allowed any  vehicle if it could reflect place of booking. 

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