Around 50 thousand police personnel required to secure Simhastha, 2028 in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Simhastha is going to be held in the year 2028. Officials said here on Monday that it is estimated that about 50 thousand police personnel will be required for the security of the Simhastha fair. DGP will hold a review meeting on Wednesday regarding the preparations.

Simhastha fair was organized in 2016 and around 23,500 police personnel were deployed for the security of the event. IG Intelligence Anshuman Singh told Free Press that the situation and situation has changed since then. Now Mahakaal Lok has been established and lakhs of people are visiting there. When Simhastha fair is held, people will go on public tour. He said forces would be collected from district units across the state.

SAF, Home Guard and other forces will be deputed, but the number we need will not be fulfilled. “The state will also borrow troops from the Government of India and other states for security purposes,” he said. It is also estimated that about 20 percent of the tourists will camp at the fair. Their safety and security will be a matter of concern for the police.

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equipment required

A command and control center will be set up. The police will use state-of-the-art equipment to provide security to the fair as well as help the devotees visiting the fair area. Police will use CCTV, stoppers, barricades, fire tenders, ropes and many other equipment along with drones to keep an eye on the crowd. To provide accommodation to these 50 thousand personnel for more than one and a half months, some permanent structures will be erected and some temporary structures will be required.

Other places are also centers of attraction

People will not only visit Ujjain but also Kubereshwar Dham of Omkareshwar, Maheshwar and Sehore. Additional forces will be required to secure these areas.

The team will visit the Kumbh site for study

A team will visit the Kumbh Mela site to be held in Uttar Pradesh next month. The team will study the methodology adopted by UP Police in security arrangements.

supporting organizations

Social organizations will cooperate in the arrangements during the fair. Arrangements like 'Khoya-Paya' will be established at four places in the fair area. This center can be controlled by social organizations.