Dehradun: Dehradun police have taken a unique initiative to remove loneliness of the old people, who stay alone in their houses in the city, on Deepawali festival.
As per the plan, the police will visit the houses of old people, spend some time with them and offer them sweets on the occasion of Deepawali festival. Dehradun city has a good number of old people and the police have decided to make lonely elderly people feel at home.
SHOs identified 2000 elderly people who stay alone in their houses
The initiative to approach the elderly people on Deepawali festival has been taken on the direction of Dehradun SSP Ajay Singh. SSP Singh has asked all the Station House Officers (SHOs) of the city to make a list containing the names elderly people who reside alone in the areas of different police stations. Sources said the list is now ready. The Dehradun district police have identified around 2000 elderly people who are living alone in different parts of the district.
Policemen will visit houses of elderly people
SSP Singh has tasked the SHOs to visit the homes of elderly people who stay alone on Deepawali festival. Lamps will also be lit in the houses of elderly people by the policemen, besides offering them sweets. SSP Singh has also asked the policemen to interact with elderly people to know their problem, if any. Policemen will extend their help to elderly people. “If an old person is in no position to go to hospital, policemen will ensure availability of medical services for them,” a police source said.
Aim to make elderly people feel safe in the city
SSP Singh told reporters that the objective of this initiative is not only to share happiness, but also make elderly people feel safe in the city. During Deepawali, when houses are decorated and shopping is done, elderly people living alone feel unsafe, he said. He further added that police want to send out a message that elderly people are not alone. Police will stay with them in all situations, he said.
