Elaborate security for Dasara; ambulances, fire and rescue teams to be kept on standby

City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar (centre) addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Friday. She is flanked by Deputy Commissioners of police Harsha Priyamvada (left) and Sundar Raj (right). | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram

The Mysuru City police have drawn up an elaborate security and traffic management plan for the upcoming Dasara festival scheduled to be held from October 11 to 21 with the deployment of more than 5,000 police personnel in addition to home guards, platoons from Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP), City Armed Reserve (CAR), District Armed Reserve (DAR) and anti-sabotage checking (ASC) teams.

Addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Friday, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said the arrangements covered the inauguration of Dasara festivities atop Chamundi Hill, cultural programmes at the Mysuru Palace, the Dasara exhibition, wrestling competitions, flower show, food mela, book fair, illumination of the Palace and main thoroughfares of the City, Yuva Dasara, drone and air shows, the Jamboo Savari procession and the torchlight parade at Bannimantap.

While a total of 5,161 civil and traffic police personnel will be deployed, 33 platoons of KSRP, 25 CAR and DAR platoons, 24 ASC teams will be also participating in the security arrangements along with 1,500 Home Guards.