Amid tight security, the first day-night T-20 cricket match at the newly inaugurated Rajeev Gandhi International Stadium in Raipur was held peacefully on Friday. District police had made elaborate security arrangements in view of the match.
Traffic police had drafted traffic plan and diverted some routes to spare the commuters inconvenience on the roads in view of the match.
When this correspondent reached the stadium he found spectators being frisked by the security guards. Those having valid cards were allowed to enter the stadium. Police said they had put into place a three- tier security arrangement with the spectators being made to pass through some gates before they could enter the stadium.
Besides, police forces were deployed at important crossings and intersections maintain peace. SSP Sweety Aggarwal said that three additional SPs, seven DSPs, 21 inspectors/police station in-charge, 100 sub-inspectors, three women sub-inspectors, 335 constables, 30 woman constables and seven companies of PAC had been pressed into service to ensure that the match passed off glitch free. SP Traffic DS Gunjyal said that appropriate parking arraignments had been made around venue, adding that some routes had been diverted to ensure smooth flow of traffic during the match. He sounded satisfied with things going smoothly.