Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- Around 31,000 security personnel will be deployed on city roads to ensure security during the upcoming Durga Puja, Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand said on Tuesday.
Addressing a media conference here, Nand said special surveillance arrangements would be put in place to manage traffic across the city.
During the media meet, Nand unveiled the Durga Puja guide map, an initiative undertaken in collaboration with the Indian Oil Corporation.
Leave for all city police personnel has been cancelled as the force prepares to step up security during the festival.
"To prevent unrest or untoward incidents, we will deploy approximately 31,000 personnel. This force includes 6,000 civic volunteers and home guards, with the remai...