The Assam Government has thrown an elaborate security net in and around the capital city of Guwahati for smooth conduct of the 12th South Asian Games, which will be jointly hosted by Assam and Meghalaya from February 5. The Indian Army will be kept as stand by.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that finishing touches are being given as far as infrastructural preparedness is concerned and that if there is any deficiencies, last minute steps are being taken to pluck them.
Over 4,000 athletes from eight countries are expected to arrive in Assam and Meghalaya to take part in the events of the Games.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has on Sunday reviewed the security with the Army, police, para-military forces, intelligence agencies and sports administrators at Assam Administrative Staff College to discuss the progress of the last minute preparations, including security on Monday and asked the concerned section to draw up a fool-proof security for the sportspersons as well as the spectators and for the smooth conduct of the games.
Commissioner of the Guwahati Police, Mukesh Agarwala said that while some players and teams from different countries have already arrived in Guwahati, some are expected in a day or two. Over 65 companies of security forces will be deployed in the venues where the games events will be held and the place where the players and teams will be accommodated.
“The Central government has assured us 50 companies of additional forces and 45 of them have arrived so far. The remaining 15 companies will arrive soon. Apart from this we have pulled out 15 companies of Assam police forces from different districts to assist the existing forces in smooth conduction of the Games,” Agarwala said while addressing the media.