Security tightened for Republic Day fete
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Around 200 police personnel will be deployed within and outside the stadium
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A civil police officer unties the barricades at the Secretariat gate in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday to make way for putting up a welcome arch for the forthcoming Republic Day celebrations.
Around 200 police personnel will be deployed within and outside the stadium
Tight security arrangements will be in place for the Republic Day celebrations that will be held at the Central Stadium on January 26.
According to the City Police Commissioner, Inspector General Balram Kumar Upadhyay, the venue has been divided into four zones, each helmed by an Assistant Commissioner, for effective security coordination. Each zone will be further divided into two sectors each led by two Inspectors each. Around 200 police personnel will be deployed within and outside the stadium in all.
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Stringent traffic restrictions will be in force in the city from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday on account of the counting of votes polled during the local body elections.
Vehicles will be streamlined and prohibited prohibited along the MC Road stretch from near the Mar Ivanios College campus premises and along Kesavadasapuram, Paruthippara, Nalanchira, Kurissadi and Mannanthala.
Parking will not be permitted on either side of the MC Road stretch from Kesavadasapuram to Kurissadi junction, near the Mar Ivanios College campus, along the Mannanthala-Mukkola-Peroorkada road and Kesavadasapuram-Ulloor road. Candidates and booth agents will be allowed to park their vehicles at the Mar Ivanios College ground, while polling officials will be required to park their vehicles on the Sarvodaya School ground.