Madhya Pradesh Sanctions ₹600 Crore For High-Tech Simhastha Security In Ujjain
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The state government plans to purchase security gadgets for Simhastha. The police will purchase them, keeping in mind security arrangements during Simhastha. A meeting of the senior secretaries' committee, chaired by the chief secretary, sanctioned Rs 600 crore to the police department for purchasing security apparatus. The government will hand over the funds to the…
Madhya Pradesh's government has allocated ₹600 crore to the police department for enhanced security equipment during the upcoming Simhastha festival in Ujjain. The senior secretaries committee, under the chairmanship of the chief secretary, sanctioned the funds to the police department. The state anticipates over 30 crore devotees, both domestic and international, will visit Ujjain during the festival.
To ensure safety, the police plan to acquire bomb disposal devices, body-worn cameras, modern vehicles, drones, facial recognition technology, and cyber security apparatus. The police will obtain tenders once they receive the funds, and they have decided to install barricades in Ujjain, a task they previously assigned to the Public Works Department (PWD).
The police have also prioritized cyber security, learning from past incidents where cyber criminals defrauded devotees in Prayagraj during the Mahakumbh. The Urban Development Department will now handle the command centre setup, which was previously proposed by the police headquarters.
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