5,000 police deployed in Vijayawada for smooth conduct of Dasara festivities

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Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam illuminated for the 11-day Dasara festival, atop Indrakeeladri successful  Vijayawada connected  Sunday.

Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam illuminated for the 11-day Dasara festival, atop Indrakeeladri successful Vijayawada connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI

The authorities deployed drones and information cameras to show cardinal locations during Dasara Utsavams astatine Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devastanam. Officials volition besides usage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to oversee the unreserved successful the queue lines and astatine the temple premises.

The Endowments, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC), Police, Revenue, A.P. Transco, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Medical and Health and different Departments volition show the concern round-the-clock, said the officials.

“More than 500 CCTV cameras were linked to Model Guest House, from wherever a squad of officers volition reappraisal the unreserved atop Indrakeeladri, reappraisal postulation concern astatine autobus and railway stations, queue lines and different points,” said District Collector G. Lakshmisha.

The CCTVs were installed astatine Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS), railway station, Indrakeeladri, M.G. Road (Bandar Road), Eluru Road, parking places, holding areas and different large junctions.

Around 40 drones are pressed into service, which volition beryllium plied atop Indrakeeladri, to show the queue lines from Vinayaka temple to Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla devastanam and different places.

About 5,000 constabulary personnel, including IPS officers, Additional Superintendents of Police (ASPs), Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), Circle Inspectors, SIs and others were deployed for bandobust, the constabulary said.

“Police volition oversee the information done drones and surveillance cameras. Around 10,000 CCTVs, 40 drones are being utilized to reappraisal information from time-to-time from Command Control Centre and Model Guest House,” said Police Commissioner S.V. Rajashekar Babu.

Published - September 21, 2025 11:09 p.m. IST

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