New Delhi: Police Commissioner Delhi Rakesh Asthana on Sunday said more than 27,000 police personnel have been deployed for Republican day security tasks in the national capital and anti-terror steps have been intensified.
These personnel include deputy police commissioners, assistant commissioners and inspectors, sub-inspectors.
Personnel and armed police forces and command, officers, and the Jawan of Central Armed Police forces (CAPF) have also been deployed, he said.
Giving media direction about security arrangements, Asthana said total 27,723 police personnel Delhi, including 71 DCPs, 213 accp and 753 inspectors, had been deployed in the capital for the Republican Day Parade.
They were assisted by 65 companies from CAPFS.
The police chief said the preparation for the day began immediately after last year’s independence day and for the past two months, police Delhi intensified anti-terror steps in coordination with other security institutions.
“Since the last two months, we have intensified our anti-terror steps.
These steps have been taken on 26 parameters very intensively.
That is also because Delhi has always been a target for terrorists or anti-social elements.
This year we also have .
This year we have also been very vigilant, “said Asthana.
He said that the anti-terror steps taken include blockade (nakka bandi) in various places, checking vehicles, hotels, lodges and dharamshalas, and verification drives such as tenants, domestic workers, laborers.
“In the last 15 days, vehicle checks and blockades at different outlocks in parts of the city have been intensified, so if there is a movement, we can easily check and verify,” he emphasized.
Counter-drone technology is used for air space security.
Security in and around the area where Republican Day celebrations will also be guaranteed with the help of Delhi police along with other agents, said Asthana.
Security settings have also been coordinated with officers from institutions that work for the Vista Center project, he added.
For Republican Day arrangements, officers said that in addition to Delhi police internal meetings, coordination meetings between countries were also held to ensure no security hose.
For anti-sabotage checks, in addition to Delhi police teams, other agent teams are also being deployed, he said, adding that around 200 teams worked into it.
For now, through cell monitoring of social media, Delhi police have “proactively” creating awareness among the public.
Through one of the initiated programs, people are made aware of donations and dos’ and to remain vigilant about bags that are not maintained or other objects.
“This has an impact because we get a lot of calls every day in our police control room.
We accept such inputs from the public and then we check them,” he explained.
Along by creating awareness, said Asthana, they also issued important facts and information about social media to fight the wrong information campaign with anti-social elements, Asthana confirmed.
About traffic arrangements, he said an advisor has been issued which states specific restrictions on the route so that there is no discomfort caused by the general public.
In order recently, sub-conventional air platform operations, including UAV, Paragliders, and hot air balloons, through the national capital have been banned from remembering the Republican Day celebration.
The sequence goes into force on January 20 and will remain valid until February 15.