Kolkata, Oct 17
Kolkata Police has put in place elaborate foolproof arrangements from Panchami to Dashami.
A top city police officer said, “We have requested clerics to conclude their rallies during the Durga Puja days by 4PM… So that the rallies do not cause any problem to people coming out for pandal hopping.”
Kolkata Police has altered routes of Muharram rallies to avoid congestion at major roads which also lead to big-budget Durga Pujas.
Apart from around 14,000 police personnel along with 4,000 temporary home guards scheduled to be posted across the city, another few hundred thousand constables with over 450 trainee traffic sergeants will be the additional force on roads on the five days on 24-hour basis.
