(12 Jul) As many as 2,500 cops to be deployed to ensure safety of pilgrims Close circuit cameras installed at Pushkar ghats Nizamabad: Se...
(12 Jul) As many as 2,500 cops to be deployed to ensure safety of pilgrims Close circuit cameras installed at Pushkar ghats Nizamabad: Security has been beefed up at Pushkar ghats to ensure safety of pilgrims during 12-day Pushkaram festivities beginning from July 14. Nizambad Range in-charge Deputy Inspector General of Police Y Gangadhar told reporters here that as many as 2,550 police personnel would be deployed and close circuit cameras installed. He said as many as nine police officers in the rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police, 29 Circle Inspectors, 149 Sub-Inspectors, and 75 ASI's. 280 Head Constables, 1,185 Constables, 400 Home Guards, 100 Special Party Police personnel and 300 Special Police Officers would be deployed for security duties. He said there are 18 Pushkar ghats spreading at 11 places in the district and Basar ghats too would also be supervised by the Nizamabad police officials. As many as 20 close circuit cameras have already been installed at Kandukurti and Pochampad Ghats because more number of pilgrims are expected to visit these ghats. The DIG said the highway between Basara and Nizamabad would be made one-way traffic zone during Pushkaram festivities between July 14 and 25. Pilgrims should travel on their way back through Basara-Bhainsa-Nirmal-Armoor highway either to Hyderabad or Nizamabad. The DIG and Nizamabad Superintendent of Police Chandrashekhar Reddy released the brochure and booklet published by the Nizamabad district police department. The booklet contains the location of Pushkar ghats, route maps and phone numbers of officials concerned. The booklets and brochures would be distributed to pilgrims at Indalwai toll gate.
