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Tight security blanket across temples, puja pandals in Durga puja
TIWN Oct 17, 2018
Tight security blanket across temples, puja pandals in Durga puja
PHOTO : Durga puja celebration at Durga Bari, Agartala. TIWN Pic Oct 17

AGARTALA, Oct 17 (TIWN): Tight security has been maintained across state during Durga Puja celebration.

A record number of security personnel  deployed in Tripura and southern Assam for the five-day Durga Puja festivities beginning on October 15. 

BSF troopers has maintained a close vigil along the India-Bangladesh border to ensure that the festival is free of any untoward incident.

Ahead of Durga Puja, DGP A K Shukla said that quick reaction teams and bomb and dog squads would be ready to deal with any eventuality and around 100 watch towers, 230 CCTVs and 150 police assistance booths would be set up to maintain law and order.

With a small increase over last year, at least 2,527 community Durga Pujas including 1,570 in rural areas were being organised in Tripura.

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