04/11/2026
🚨 Elaborate Security Arrangements in Chennai for Diwali – 18,000 Police Personnel Deployed! - GCP 🚨
🪔 In view of Diwali on 08.11.2026, elaborate security arrangements have been made across Chennai to ensure public safety.
👮♂️ As per the directions of the Commissioner of Police, Dr. A. Amalraj, IPS, 18,000 police officers and personnel have been deployed for security duty. Special surveillance is being carried out in crowded areas, including T. Nagar, Pondy Bazaar, Purasawalkam, Flower Bazaar and Koyambedu.
📹 25 surveillance towers, 205 additional CCTV cameras, 12 temporary police control rooms and 37 police assistance booths have been set up.
🚁 Surveillance has been intensified using drone cameras, facial recognition technology, patrol teams and plainclothes police personnel.
👮♀️ Special arrangements have been made for crowd management, crime prevention, traffic regulation and the tracing and safe reunification of missing children with their parents.
🛡️ The public is advised to safeguard their mobile phones, cash, jewellery and other personal belongings.
🧨 As per the Supreme Court's directions, firecrackers may be burst only between 6.00 AM and 7.00 AM and 7.00 PM and 8.00 PM on Diwali.
🤝 The public is requested to follow police advisories and celebrate a safe and happy Diwali.