Kolkata, Oct. 20 -- The Basirhat district police and local administration have put in place elaborate security arrangements for the immersion of Durga idols in the Ichhamati river at Taki on Wednesday, with particular emphasis on crowd management, India Bangladesh international border security and the prevention of accidents.
The heightened security measures come in the wake of the recent fatal incident at Chorbagan in Kolkata, prompting the police to adopt a more stringent approach to crowd control and public safety during the immersion festivities.
The annual immersion on the Ichhamati, which flows along the international border between India and Bangladesh, draws large crowds of visitors. The unique tradition, in which boats carrying i...