New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Delhi Police has put in place a multi-layered security system for the upcoming BRICS Summit, with around 15,000 personnel and 200 companies of paramilitary forces to be deployed across the national capital, a senior police officer said on Thursday.
The police have also installed more than 500 CCTV cameras, including high-resolution and specialised surveillance cameras, to keep a round-the-clock watch over key areas, the official said.
Manish Kumar Agrawal, Special Commissioner of Police (Protective/Security Division), said the arrangements have been planned to ensure maximum security for visiting dignitaries while causing minimum inconvenience to the public.
"We have made elaborate bandobast by ensuring minimum inconvenience to the public. We have also issued advance advisories regarding traffic arrangements," Agrawal said.
He said the Delhi Police is working in close coordination with multiple agencies for the summit and extensive surveys of all identified routes have already been carried out.
Massive deployment will be made for law and order, security and traffic
management, he said, adding that security arrangements will cover the
airport, hotels and other scheduled and unscheduled locations that may be visited by the dignitaries.
The officer said a multi-layered security system has been put in place, with enhanced access control, vigilance and robust security measures at Bharat Mandapam, the main venue of the summit. Similar arrangements have been strengthened at hotels where foreign dignitaries will stay.
Coordination meetings have also been held with neighbouring states to ensure seamless security arrangements and facilitate coordination during the movement of dignitaries, he said.
"Intelligence inputs will be coordinated and shared among the agencies concerned," Agrawal said, emphasising that all available inputs are being analysed as part of the security preparedness.
Emphasising the force's commitment to a balance between security requirements and the daily movement of people in the city, he said, "Maximum security with minimum inconvenience to the public will be ensured."
The BRICS Summit is scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13, but traffic restrictions linked to the movement of foreign delegations and dignitaries are expected to begin from September 10 and continue until around September 14, officials had said on Wednesday.
In the New Delhi zone, more than 500 CCTV cameras will be deployed, with the surveillance network comprising 4K high-resolution cameras, 2K cameras, facial recognition system (FRS) cameras and vehicle number plate-reading cameras, all connected to a monitoring room, another senior police officer said.
"We are prepared to deal with any law-and-order situation, including from the anti-terror and security perspectives. We are fully prepared in terms of intelligence inputs, our personnel have been thoroughly briefed, and all necessary security drills have been conducted. We are fully geared up for the event," New Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma said. Combing exercises have also been conducted by Delhi Police and paramilitary forces in several stretches.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.