70,000 cops guard Delhi on R-Day, high alert sounded
NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (PTI): The national capital is on high alert on Republic Day as over 70 companies of paramilitary forces and more than 70,000 police personnel are deployed across the city, police said.
A six-layered security protocol involving 15,000 security personnel will be deployed in New Delhi district alone.
“Installation of more than 2,500 CCTV cameras equipped with data-based facial recognition and video analytics. Anti-drone systems covering a four kilometres radius to detect and deactivate aerial threats. Snipers on rooftops and sealing of over 200 buildings along the parade route, with residential windows facing the route also secured,” a police officer said.
