Puri police plan security upgrade for Debasnan Purnima
Puri: Anticipating massive influx of devotees and tourists during Debasnan Purnima on June 11, Puri police is making elaborate security and crowd management arrangements while it has also come out with a detailed traffic advisory.
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Special arrangements have been made for four-wheelers, two-wheelers, and three-wheelers coming from different entry points to Puri.
Puri SP Vinit Agrawal said security will be tightened across the city, especially around the Jagannath Temple. Inside the shrine, one SP or commandant-rank officer, six additional SPs, 13 DSPs, 27 inspectors, 105 sub-inspectors, 122 constables and 84 home guards will be deployed.
Additionally, 34 platoons of police force will be stationed within the temple premises. Outside the temple, for crowd control, two SPs or commandants, five additional SPs, eight DSPs, 26 inspectors, 109 SIs or ASIs, 49 constables and 50 home guards will be deployed. They will be supported by 24 platoons and one section of police force.TNN
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