Bengaluru prepares for safe new year celebrations with enhanced security measures

NT Correspondent | NT

Bengaluru: Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, the City Police and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) are taking proactive steps to ensure a safe and orderly celebration here.

Following a meeting on Saturday, a set of guidelines were established to prevent untoward incidents during the festivities, held particularly at Brigade Road, MG Road, Indiranagar and Koramangala where large crowds often gather for events.

The BBMP, working closely with the Bengaluru Police Department, emphasised the installation of additional CCTV cameras and reinforced measures for crowd management.

Guidelines:

1. The New Year celebrations in Bengaluru must conclude by 1 am.

2. Permissions to be taken before organising events at MG Road, Brigade Road and Indira Nagar and other areas of the city.

3. Important flyovers in the city will remain closed after 10 pm on December 31.

4. Installation of more than 200 CCTVs to monitor crowds on the MG Road, Brigade Road streets.

5. Vehicular traffic not allowed on MG Road and Brigade Road after 8 pm on December 31.

6. Separate parking arrangements will be made for those attending the celebration.

7. Deployment of women police for the safety of women.

8. Bars and pubs have been notified to close after 1 am on December 31. 9. Ban on use of loudspeakers, and crackers.

10. Additional bus service to be arranged by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corparation (BMTC).

11. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to run Namma Metro services till 1 am on December 31.