Nghe An police ensure security and safety during the early spring festival season

Security and order are guaranteed

The 2024 Mai King Temple Festival will be held for 3 days, from February 22 to 24, 2024 (ie January 13 to 15, Giap Thin year) with many unique activities, meeting the spiritual and cultural needs and experiences of people and tourists from all over the world. It is noted that although the number of people coming to the festival is large, thousands of people at the same time, the festival took place safely.

According to Nam Dan District Police, it is determined that in the early spring of the new year, there will be a lot of tourists coming to the Mai King Temple Festival, so together with mobilizing the district police force, the police of neighboring communes will set up checkpoints, direct traffic, and ensure traffic safety and order. At the same time, coordinate with the Management Board of Mai King Temple Relic Site to regularly patrol and remind visitors to be vigilant, self-protect and protect personal property. The district police also proactively grasp and promptly handle violations, especially theft and pickpocketing in crowded places, places of worship, etc. Thanks to that, the security and order situation is always guaranteed; services and shops at the festival are strictly managed.

Ms. Tran Thi Hien - a local who came to the Mai King Temple Festival said that this year's festival had many activities. After the opening ceremony, drum beating and the ceremony, offering incense to commemorate King Mai Hac De, Mai Thieu De and the generals, there were traditional wrestling competitions, volleyball competitions... It is worth mentioning that thanks to the active participation of the police force, the work of ensuring security and order was also very thoughtful, especially, there was no gambling or other types of disguised betting taking place.

At Ong Hoang Muoi Temple in Hung Thinh Commune, Hung Nguyen District, according to statistics, since the first day of Tet, it has welcomed over 10,000 visitors, most of whom come from many northern provinces and cities. Determining that the number of visitors to the temple at the beginning of the year is very large, easily causing problems related to security and order, Hung Nguyen District Police coordinated with the Management Board of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Relic Site to deploy forces to ensure safety and security at the relic site.

It is known that thanks to the close coordination and proactiveness in all plans, on the occasion of the New Year, tourists coming to make pilgrimages, worship and visit the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Relic Site were smooth and safe. In addition to propagating and mobilizing people and tourists to strictly comply with fire prevention regulations, the authorities have also assigned officers to urge and remind them to strictly comply with safety regulations in using electricity, burning incense and burning votive paper. In addition, there are timely solutions to prevent chaos, jostling, pushing, pickpocketing, theft of property or social evils such as gambling and superstitious activities. The situation of beggars has also been resolved completely, contributing to ensuring that cultural activities and festivals take place joyfully and healthily...

According to statistics, in 2024, the whole province has 27 festivals included in the management list, of which 21 festivals take place in the Spring (January to March of the lunar calendar), the rest take place at other times of the year (from April to October of the lunar calendar). Therefore, the organization is carefully prepared by the local authorities, ensuring solemnity, practicality, efficiency, and suitability with the scale and content of the festival. Along with that, with the core role in maintaining political security, order, and social safety, the police force has done a good job of protecting security and safety for people and tourists going to festivals and Spring tours.

Tight control on traffic safety

In addition to ensuring security and order, implementing the peak plan before, during and after the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024, the Traffic Police force has increased patrolling, controlling and handling traffic violations. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Nam Hong - Deputy Head of the Traffic Police Department (Nghe An Police) said: After Tet, when people return to work, go to festivals, go sightseeing, ... the demand for travel, especially by passenger car, increases.

From that reality, with the goal of reducing traffic accidents in general, accidents involving passenger cars in particular, the Traffic Police Department of Nghe An Public Security has asked bus operators to sign a commitment to strictly comply with the provisions of the law. The Department also directed teams and stations to coordinate with local police to continue to inspect and strictly handle violations such as carrying more passengers than the prescribed number, speeding violations, etc.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Nam Hong, in the coming time, the authorities will continue to strengthen the control of violations, especially alcohol concentration. The teams and stations will coordinate with local police to actively propagate and deploy inspections and handling on traffic routes, especially at noon, evening, holidays, and festivals.

In addition, the Traffic Police of 21 districts, cities and towns simultaneously deployed working groups to inspect and handle general violations, including violations of alcohol concentration on all routes managed by the locality, with the viewpoint of "no forbidden zones, no exceptions", anyone who violates will be handled. The work of regulating and diverting traffic to avoid congestion at historical sites, scenic spots, and cultural and spiritual sites is also proactively carried out by the local police...

We believe that the great efforts of the Nghe An Police force will not only contribute to ensuring security and safety for the first festival season of the year, but also contribute to building and promoting Nghe An as a safe and friendly destination in the hearts of tourists from all over the world.