An eight-member team of the National Security Guard (NSG)
led by IG (Operations), Odisha Soumendra Priyadarshi took stock of the security
measures at the Shree Jagannath Temple and also the security arrangements for
the ensuing Rath Yatra here.
During the visit to the temple, the team reviewed the
stepped-up security measures at the four gates, the Koili Baikuntha, the
sanctum sanctorum and all the shrines around the main temple.The team also
examined the close-circuit cameras installed at several points and found some
of these not working. The NSG officials also suggested for installation of
additional CC cameras at certain crucial points inside the temple.
Later, the officials went to the CCTV control room and
watched the visuals. They also took note of the shortcomings of the system in
the control room. The team inspected the watchtowers erected along the four
sides of the temple boundary wall (Meghanad Pacheri) and noted down their
suggestions for a better strategic surveillance.
The team, which spent 90 minutes inside the temple from 11
am to 12.30 pm, did not share the details of their Puri visit with the media
for ‘security reasons’.However, sources said the NSG officials, in association
with the local police, had a mock drill inside Hotel Mayfair here in the late
night hours. The mock exercise in the seaside hotel was basically a rehearsal
of an anti-terrorist operation, sources said.
Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/nsg-team-assesses-security-ahead-of-rath-yatra.html
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