The Chennai police have told the representatives of hotels and resorts to conclude all New Year celebrations before 1 a.m.
Chengalpattu district Superintendent of Police V.V. Sai Praneeth and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mamallapuram, K. Jegadeesan held a meeting with representatives of hotels and resorts off East Coast Road which has more than 500 such establishments, and issued a set of guidelines that need to be followed.
On New Year’s eve, bathing or taking revelers on boats into the sea is prohibited from Thiruvidanthai to Kadapakkam. Stringent action will be taken against those who violate this rule and their boats will be seized, said the SP.
