Thiruvananthapuram is set to come under a thick security blanket as the capital city is set to slip into merriment for the Onam festivities.
As many as 1,500 police officers will be deployed at various parts of the city for crowd control and crime prevention. Drones, surveillance cameras, and shadow teams will also be operationalised to prevent eve-teasing, illegal parking, and thefts.
According to District Police Chief (Thiruvananthapuram City) C.H. Nagaraju, the security scheme involving nine zones, 22 divisions, and 71 sectors will be supervised by Deputy Commissioner (Law and Order, Traffic) Nidhinraj P. and Deputy Commissioner (Administration) Biji George T. will be on the job round-the-clock for a week.
