About 15,000 policemen will be deployed across the twin cities for the final Ganesh immersion procession to be held on 11 September.
About 15,000 policemen will be deployed across the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secuderabad for the final Ganesh immersion procession to be held on 11 September.
Briefing the media about the security arrangements for the Ganesh procession, City Police Commissioner A K Khan said that about 15,000 policemen, including 6,000 Home Guards, will be deployed on bandobust duties.
Over 10 lakh people are likely to participate in the final procession, and about 12,000 idols are expected to be immersed in the Hussain Sagar.
Besides 80 platoons of Andhra Pradesh Special Police and 37 platoons of Armed Reserve Forces, the security contingent will have 13 Additional SPs, 76 DSPs, 123 CIs, 467 SIs, 17 WSIs, 755 HCs, 3733 PCs, 116 WPCs, 2375 HGs and 240 WHGs.
In addition, 40 officers of the rank of SP and above have been deployed to supervise the bandobust arrangements.
All the Units of Hyderabad City Police, including Law & Order, Traffic, Special Branch, Task Force, City Security Wing, City Armed Reserve have been pressed into service in making security and bandobust arrangements.
The forces have been for deployed for Ganesh pandals, mosques, important junctions, immersion points and other places of requirement.
Apart from the Hyderabad City Police, about 10,300 policemen from all over the state, including 2,600 Home Guards, have been deployed in the city since 1 September. In addition, 3 Coys of the Rapid Action Force and 31 Coys of CPMF are also being deployed.
A K Khan said that as many as 274 hyper-sensitive and 546 sensitive places have been identified for which pickets have been posted. A total of 383 mobile parties are moving in the area for the smooth conduct of the Ganesh festival.
The City Security Wing of the Hyderabad City Police is deploying 35 Bomb Disposal Teams and 40 Access Control Teams at important Ganesh pandals and Ganesh Temples.
They are equipped with DFMDs, HFMDs, Prodder, Deep Search mine detectors, under carriage mirrors, explosive detectors and other equipment. The Anti-Sabotage Teams will use the services of 30 sniffer dogs.
The City Security Wing of Hyderabad City Police is also utilizing the services of 80 Special Police Officers (ex army men) in their anti-sabotage checks. Other anti-sabotage measures, like vehicle-checking and frisking at entry points to the city and at important junctions, and checking at crowded places like railway stations, bus stations, shopping malls, cinema halls and hotels are being undertaken.
For Ganesh immersion, the city police have identified the need for 40 static cranes. While 23 cranes will be deployed at Tank Bund, 12 will be placed at NTR Marg, 2 at Minister Road, and one each at Miralam Tank, Rajanna Bowli and Errakunta Tank. Further, 50 more mobile cranes will be pressed into service on the the final immersion day.
The City Police Commissioner said that surveillance has been kept on the communal offenders and stern action is being taken against them for any attempts to disrupt communal harmony. He warned that stern action would be taken against those who make provocative speeches or circulate CDs, pamphlets, SMSes or MMSes.
The entire procession will be covered by more than 1,000 video cameras, and some other electronic gadgets like wireless surveillance cameras, which will all be monitored on a real time basis from Control Room. (INN)