HYDERABAD:  Sindh Governor  Dr. Ishrat-ul- Ebad will inaugurate the 757th annual Urs celebration of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar on August 10 while Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah will be the chief guest at the concluding ceremony on August 12, at Sehwan Sharif.
District Coordination Officer (DCO) Jamshoro Samihuddin Siddiqui who is also the Chairman of Mela Organising Committee announced this during a news conference held at his office on Friday.
He said that millions of devotees are expected to attend the ceremony for which in addition to hundreds of buses and other transport vehicles from Sindh and other provinces and  12 special trains would also be plied from upcountry to facilitate the devotees.
He said that  the annual Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar isconsidered a big event in Sindh and added that in order to celebrate this 757th Annual Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in a befitting manner, two separate but integrated contingency plans each for providing foolproof security to the devotes and to ensure safe and uninterrupted traffic flow have been finalised by District Administration Jamshoro.
The DCO said that as part of special security measures more than 3000 police personnel would be deployed with latest weapons and detection  equipments at different places of the mela.
He said that 36 closed circuit cameras  are to be installed and linked with an online system, to enable higher authorities and organisations to monitor the security measures even from their destination.