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Tight Security for Brazil-India Match at Salt Lake Stadium
India and Brazil are playing a football match at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.
Officials expect a large crowd and are preparing extra security.
About 2,000 police personnel and around 400 civic volunteers are expected to help.
Fans are advised to arrive by 5pm.
Before entering, they will have their tickets checked and be searched three times.
More than 300 cameras will monitor the stadium area.
Many items, including bottles, banners, drums and weapons, are not allowed.
Officials say they want to avoid a repeat of the disorder during Lionel Messi’s visit in December.
People can also watch the match on giant screens at Gitanjali Stadium, where the screening starts at 7pm.
About 2,000 police personnel and around 400 civic volunteers are to secure Saturday’s Brazil-India match.
Spectators are advised to arrive by 5pm and will undergo three layers of frisking and digital ticket checks.
More than 300 CCTV cameras will monitor the stadium and its immediate surroundings.
Prohibited items include outside food and water, firecrackers, banners, drums, alcohol, narcotics and weapons.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation will host a public match screening for around 3,000 people at Gitanjali Stadium, starting at 7pm.
- Who
- The India and Brazil football teams, spectators, police personnel and civic volunteers.
- What
- A Brazil-India football match with heightened security and a public screening.
- Where
- Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata; the public screening is at Gitanjali Stadium in Kasba.
- When
- Saturday; spectators are advised to arrive by 5pm, and the screening begins at 7pm.
- Why
- Authorities expect a large turnout and say strict entry procedures are intended to avoid a repeat of the chaos during Lionel Messi’s visit in December.
Key facts
- Police deployment
- Around 2,000 personnel
- Civic volunteers
- Around 400
- Surveillance
- More than 300 CCTV cameras
- Entry checks
- Three layers of frisking and digital ticket verification
- Suggested arrival time
- By 5pm
- Public screening
- Gitanjali Stadium, behind Acropolis Mall in Kasba
- Screening capacity and start
- Around 3,000 spectators; telecast starts at 7pm
Quotes
Manoj Agarwal
Chief Secretary of West Bengal
“The government of West Bengal has made very strict guidelines for this match.”
NDTV
Sources
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