<p>According to Special Commissioner (Traffic) Ajay Chadha, 192 companies of security personnel will be deployed in and around the parade route from early Tuesday morning.<br />“This will be in addition to the forces available with the district police as Delhi will be on high alert,” Chadha said.<br /><br />Elaborate traffic arrangements have also been made for Tuesday. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter the parade route while Metro services will be curtailed.<br />Delhi borders will be sealed from 11 pm on Monday night to Tuesday 12 noon.<br />A massive ground-to-air security apparatus will also be put in place in the capital ahead of the Republic Day. <br /><br />Gearing up<br />Mobile hit teams, anti-aircraft guns and sharpshooters of the National Security Guards will be deployed at various places while paramilitary and Delhi Police commandos will keep a close watch along the parade route. Snipers will be deployed at high-rise buildings while a total of 105 CCTVs have been installed to keep a vigil on people’s movement between Rajpath and Red Fort. A multi-layer security ring will be put in place at Rajpath, where President Pratibha Patil will unfurl the tricolour and take the salute of marching contingents, a senior police official said. <br />“A special emphasis is being laid on anti-sabotage checks, access-control measures and intelligence coordination. The entire route of the parade will be covered by special security and anti-terror arrangements.<br /><br />“Elaborate air defence measures, including deployment of anti-aircraft guns, have also been taken to check possible intrusion of air space,” he said.<br />Besides, helicopters of the Indian Air Force will hover over the areas around Rajpath and all along the route of the parade, the official said. <br />Meanwhile, security agencies on Saturday simulated terror attacks on the VIPs during the dress rehearsal of the parade. <br /><br />The mock terror drill was coordinated by the National Security Guards and Special Protection Groups responsible for VIP security. <br />This is for the first time a terror attack has been simulated in the R-Day parade dress rehearsal. <br /><br />The drill was conducted a day after intelligence agencies warned about terrorists using paragliders to make sensational strikes on high-value assets or VVIP targets. There are reports about Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists buying paragliders.<br />The Union Home ministry too has issued warning to state police forces and instructed security agencies to be on guard to deal with air-borne suicide strikes.</p>
<p>According to Special Commissioner (Traffic) Ajay Chadha, 192 companies of security personnel will be deployed in and around the parade route from early Tuesday morning.<br />“This will be in addition to the forces available with the district police as Delhi will be on high alert,” Chadha said.<br /><br />Elaborate traffic arrangements have also been made for Tuesday. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter the parade route while Metro services will be curtailed.<br />Delhi borders will be sealed from 11 pm on Monday night to Tuesday 12 noon.<br />A massive ground-to-air security apparatus will also be put in place in the capital ahead of the Republic Day. <br /><br />Gearing up<br />Mobile hit teams, anti-aircraft guns and sharpshooters of the National Security Guards will be deployed at various places while paramilitary and Delhi Police commandos will keep a close watch along the parade route. Snipers will be deployed at high-rise buildings while a total of 105 CCTVs have been installed to keep a vigil on people’s movement between Rajpath and Red Fort. A multi-layer security ring will be put in place at Rajpath, where President Pratibha Patil will unfurl the tricolour and take the salute of marching contingents, a senior police official said. <br />“A special emphasis is being laid on anti-sabotage checks, access-control measures and intelligence coordination. The entire route of the parade will be covered by special security and anti-terror arrangements.<br /><br />“Elaborate air defence measures, including deployment of anti-aircraft guns, have also been taken to check possible intrusion of air space,” he said.<br />Besides, helicopters of the Indian Air Force will hover over the areas around Rajpath and all along the route of the parade, the official said. <br />Meanwhile, security agencies on Saturday simulated terror attacks on the VIPs during the dress rehearsal of the parade. <br /><br />The mock terror drill was coordinated by the National Security Guards and Special Protection Groups responsible for VIP security. <br />This is for the first time a terror attack has been simulated in the R-Day parade dress rehearsal. <br /><br />The drill was conducted a day after intelligence agencies warned about terrorists using paragliders to make sensational strikes on high-value assets or VVIP targets. There are reports about Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists buying paragliders.<br />The Union Home ministry too has issued warning to state police forces and instructed security agencies to be on guard to deal with air-borne suicide strikes.</p>
