Stepping up security measures for the forthcoming Kanwar Yatra, the Delhi Police’s Northeast unit on Tuesday said it would deploy around 1,000 personnel and install over 300 CCTV cameras in temples and along the routes that would be taken by devotees in Shravan. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said the Kanwar Yatra commenced on Tuesday. "The number of devotees is expected to rise from Wednesday and Thursday.
The devotees will offer holy water on July 15 and 16," he said. "We have deployed 1,000 police personnel and as many civil defence volunteers. We have also asked for 15 companies of central forces and we have 25 drones that will be used strategically,” he said.