Ahead of the 8th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to be held on May 2, 11, 15 and 17 May at the Rajiv Gandhi Inetrnational Cricket Stadium at Uppal, the Cyberabad police today said about 1,200 police personnel will be deployed for checking the movements of anti-social elements.
‘SHE teams’ will also be deployed to keep watch on eve-teasers and extra security has been arranged in and around the stadium round the clock.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made in coordination with different wings like security wing (250), traffic (270), law and order (600), octopus (2 Units), armed forces (5 platoons), SB, CCS staff mounted police, 2 fire tenders with fire fighting squad, a release from Cyberabad Commissionerate said.
In and around the stadium, a total of 60 CCTV cameras are being installed including the places at vehicle points, to cover the entire area, it said.
A command and control room is also established under the supervision of one inspector at one place to monitor all the CCTV footages for taking immediate action, the release added.
Separate teams are being deployed for checking the movements of anti-social elements. Police visibility is enhanced to prevent anti-social elements and to help the spectators in any case of eventuality, it further said.
In view of ongoing Metro rail works, viewers are not being allowed to park their vehicles on either sides of the main road from Genpac to Uppal ring road.