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Yoga Day event: 12,000 police personnel to be deployed as part of bandobast in Visakhapatnam
Around 12,000 police personnel are being deployed as part of bandobast for the International Yoga Day event scheduled to be held in Visakhapatnam on June 21, wherein Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will take part.
Briefing the media, Commissioner of Police Shankabratha Bagchi said that the five km radius from NTR Statue to The Park Hotel Junction has been declared a no-drone area. If the programme is shifted to Andhra University Grounds, the five-km radius of AU campus area will be a no-flying zone for the drones.
He said that buses with participants coming from Srikakulam, should reach Tagarapuvalasa Junction and reach Bheemunipatnam Beach and park the vehicles at designated parking space. Buses coming from Vizianagaram should take left turn at Boyapalem Junction to reach Bheemunipatnam Beach, to park the vehicle at designated space. Buses coming from Alluri Sitharama Raju district should reach Vepagunta – Hanumanthawaka and arrive at Maddilapalem. Parking was allotted at Pithapuram Colony, he said.
He said that VIPs should use the AIR Circle route to reach APIIC grounds to park their vehicles.
He said that every ward secretariat was given designated parking location to reach. Heavy vehicles will be diverted as restrictions were set to enforced in the city from June 20 to June 21 evening, he said.
Mr. Bagchi said that they have 11 drones and have asked for a few more for policing. He also said that each compartment will be deployed with around five to 10 policeman, based on the number of participants, with a Sub-Inspector rank officer to monitor. He also added that exclusive Command and Control Rooms are being set up to monitor the traffic and VIP movements.
