The Commissionerate Police has made elaborate security arrangements ahead of the Independence Day celebration at Mahatma Gandhi Marg in the city.
According to Twin City Commissioner of Police RP Sharma, 22 platoons of police force including Quick Response Team, Odisha State Armed Police and Rapid Action Force teams will be deployed on the day of parade on August 15.
An Additional DCP rank officer assisted by 20 ACPs and 100 Inspector-rank officers and below would supervise the event, he added.
Sharma said a temporary police control room would be set up near the parade venue at the MG Marg. Additional security cameras would also be installed in the area. “Inspectors of the concerned police stations have been instructed to keep a close vigil on anti-social elements,” said Sharma and added that intelligence wing has been instructed to collect intelligence about any move to disrupt the I Day celebrations.
To regulate the traffic, police have made 10 sectors for people who would gather in large numbers to watch the State-level parade along the Gandhi Marg and identified seven parking places in and around the Gandhi Marg for smooth passage of vehicles.