Dedicated CCTV monitored lanes on city roads will ferry visiting players and officials for Commonwealth Games
Dedicated CCTV monitored lanes on city roads will ferry visiting players and officials for Commonwealth Games
A lot of sweat and blood is expected on field during the next year's Commonwealth Games and the Delhi Police is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that there should be none off the pitch.
Players and officials visiting the national capital to participate in the games will be fully insulated by the horrific jams. There will be a dedicated games lane for them to travel between hotels and venues for various events.
"The exclusive lanes will run all over the city, connecting the event venues, hotels, games village, practice venues and other important places," Special Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said.
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Close-circuit Television (CCTV) cameras will be installed across the lanes to monitor the movement and provide round-the-clock security to the players/officials.
A comprehensive security plan has also been charted out by the Delhi Police for the event to be attended by 10,000 athletes and officials from the 53 Commonwealth nations.
Chemical and biological warfare experts have been engaged to thwart any attempt to create trouble.u00a0
Along the routes to be taken by the players and officials for the games, there will be anti-sabotage teams, Quick Response Teams (QRT), commandos, ambulances, uniformed personnel and snipers on rooftops. Buses carrying athletes will have armed personnel besides armed escort vehicles.
At the Games village the security apparatus will include three-meter perimeter wall along with 1.5 metre iron grills, CCTV surveillance, Quick Response Teams and teams to battle chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear explosives.
To check vehicular traffic into the Games village, radio frequency identification, under vehicle scanner and boom barrier will form the first layer. "But if someone breaks that barrier, there will be 'tyre killers'. And if someone is able to cross even that, then there will be an automated road blocker," Kumar added.
People who enter the games village will be subjected to check by door frame metal detectors and hand held metal detectors as well as X-ray scanners. They would also have bar-coded passes and IDs which would ensure their genuity.
The parking sites marked across Delhi for games will also have high security cover, including CCTV surveillance.
The official vehicle and buses will be driven by drivers who will have their detailed background checks done before being given permission.
The games venues, village and hotels will also be "locked down" a week before the start of the event after extensive anti-sabotage security checks.
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