City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar addressing a press convention on safety preparations for Dasara pageant, in Mysuru on Friday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic and Crime) Ok.S. Sundar Raj and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Bindu Mani are seen. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram
Addressing a press convention right here on Friday, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar stated vital measures have been taken to not solely keep legislation and order and guarantee no untoward incident takes place on the completely different venues of Dasara programmes, but additionally to facilitate easy motion of site visitors in and across the venues.
Under its two-phase safety preparations – first section between September 22 and 29 and the second section between September 30 and October 2 – 6,384 civil and site visitors police personnel, 35 platoons of KSRP, 15 platoons of CAR and DAR, one unit every of Garuda pressure and Rapid Action Force (RAF), a 29-member Anti Sabotage Check (ASC) staff, in addition to 1,200 Home Guards will probably be deployed on the varied Dasara programme venues.
The safety preparations will cowl inaugural programme at Chamundi Hills, cultural programmes at Mysuru, Dasara Exhibition, Wrestling competitors, Flower Show, Food Mela, Book Fair, Illumination, Yuva Dasara, Air Show, Jumbo Savari, and Torch Light parade at Bannimantap grounds.
As many as 26 ambulances and 32 fireplace tenders and their groups will probably be stationed at completely different venues of Dasara programmes, together with Mysuru palace premises on the day of Jumbo Savari, close to the gates of Mysuru palace, at distinguished spots alongside the route of Dasara procession, at Bannimantap grounds throughout Torch Light parade, and so forth.
About 43 public tackle methods manned by site visitors police personnel will probably be arrange in any respect distinguished junctions of town and vacationer locations between September 22 and October 1 to take care of site visitors.
On the day of Jumbo Savari on October 2, 33 such public tackle methods with civil police personnel will probably be in place close to all of the gates of Mysuru palace and the route of Dasara procession.
The police will arrange assist desks at 12 places to help most of the people, together with vacationers visiting town.
The assist desks will probably be arrange at Babu Jagjivan Ram Circle close to City Railway station, Varaha Gate of Mysuru palace, Ok.R. Circle, St. Philomena’s Church, Suburban bus stand, Gandhi Square, Mysuru zoo, Main entrance of Dasara Exhibition, Manipal Hospital Junction, Nanjangud Road-Ring Road junction, Deve Gowda Circle, and Hootagalli junction on Hunsur Road.
The police personnel manning the assistance desks will help most of the people with info on Dasara programmes, one-way site visitors, and parking preparations. If the general public should lodge critical complaints, they are going to be referred to the jurisdictional police station, the Police Commissioner stated.
The police had additionally introduced out booklet containing info on the measures to be taken by most of the people to make sure their security and safety.
Deputy Commissioners of Police Sundar Raj and Bindu Mani have been additionally current on the event.
Published – September 19, 2025 06:43 pm IST
