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Delhi Deploys 15,000 Personnel for BRICS Summit Security
Delhi is preparing for an important BRICS meeting.
About 15,000 police personnel and 200 paramilitary companies will help protect the event.
The meeting will take place at Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13.
Security will also cover the airport, hotels and other places visitors may go.
Police have studied the routes that important guests will use.
Several government agencies and neighboring states are working together.
Traffic rules may change from September 10 to around September 14.
Police say they want strong security while disrupting daily life as little as possible.
Delhi Police will deploy around 15,000 personnel and 200 paramilitary companies across Delhi.
Multi-layered security will cover the airport, hotels, Bharat Mandapam and other locations visited by dignitaries.
The BRICS Summit is scheduled for September 12 and 13 at Bharat Mandapam.
Traffic restrictions linked to foreign delegations are expected from September 10 through around September 14.
Police say route surveys, agency coordination and advance advisories aim to limit inconvenience to the public.
- Who
- Delhi Police, paramilitary forces and coordinating government agencies will provide security for visiting BRICS dignitaries.
- What
- Authorities are implementing a multi-layered security and traffic-management plan for the BRICS Summit.
- Where
- The main venue is Bharat Mandapam in Delhi, with security also covering the airport, hotels and other locations.
- When
- The summit is scheduled for September 12 and 13; related traffic restrictions are expected from September 10 to around September 14.
- Why
- The measures are intended to protect visiting dignitaries while causing minimum inconvenience to the public.
Key facts
- Security personnel
- Around 15,000 personnel
- Paramilitary deployment
- 200 companies
- Main venue
- Bharat Mandapam
- Summit dates
- September 12 and 13
- Expected traffic restrictions
- September 10 to around September 14
- Security coverage
- Airport, hotels, routes and scheduled or unscheduled locations
- Security approach
- Multi-layered access control, vigilance and coordinated intelligence-sharing
Quotes
Manish Kumar Agrawal
Special Commissioner of Police, Protective/Security Division, Delhi Police
“We have made elaborate bandobast by ensuring minimum inconvenience to the public. We have also issued advance advisories regarding traffic arrangements.”
deccanchronicle.com
“Intelligence inputs will be coordinated and shared among the agencies concerned.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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