A tight security blanket involving over a 1,000 police officers will be put in place for the Keraleeyam festival.
The entire festival area comprising 40 venues have been divided into four security zones by the Thiruvananthapuram City police with the force entrusted with maintenance of law and order. The force includes over 250 women police officers and over 400 special police officers.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who addressed a press conference here on Monday, said the city shadow police team would intensify surveillance in the crowded places as part of steps to ensure safety for women and children. The main and inner roads would be regularly patrolled. More surveillance cameras had been installed at various locations. Two special police control rooms started functioning at Kanakakkunnu and Putharikandam. Ten aid posts and sub-control rooms had also been established close to the festival venues.
