<span style="color: #222222;">The Punjab government has made it mandatory to obtain permissions from the relevant Central government authorities to hold any public function  in the vicinity of the railway properties, the national highways, airports and other installations owned by the Centre in the state.<br />''<br />''The Punjab Home Affairs and Justice Department made this provision in a comprehensive guideline, issued to district commissioners and police commissioners and superintendents. An official release said, the aim is to prevent the recurrence of Amritsar-like train tragedy. <br />''<br />''The Punjab Assembling and Procession guidelines, 2018 provides that the competent authority from which the permission is sought should obtain no-objection-certificate or permission from other departments and authorities concerned, such as the police, municipal corporation, PWD, and Punjab Pollution Control Board. <br />''<br />''The guidelines were issued days after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked Home Secretary N S Kalsi to prepare detailed guidelines to prevent recurrence of the Amritsar-like  train mishap, which left about 60 people dead and scores injured. </span><br />''