Security beefed up amid Dasara festivities

Mysuru: Mysuru city police have beefed up security arrangements in the City for the next ten days during Dasara festivities which has begun today. 

A total of 5,284 policemen, 1,600 home guards and 1,053 traffic policemen have been deployed on duty to maintain law and order during the festivities.

In addition, over 3000 policemen and home guards will be deployed on October 18 and 19. There will also be  75 policemen and officers for ensuring VIP security besides 40 Mysuru city commandos, 23 anti-sabotage  teams, 23 dog squads and 3 bomb disposal squads. 

The state government has sanctioned a Rs 2.5 crore mobile command centre to handle emergencies which will  be equipped with four CCTV cameras, four drones and 11 body worn cameras to capture any incident.