<p>Buoyed by the successful incorporation of technology in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the previous Dasara, the city police will take a step ahead this year for aerial security check. A helicopter, with armed men aboard, will be deployed to keep a check on the city on Jamboo Savari day, the last leg of Nada Habba Dasara.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police Commissioner M A Saleem told Deccan Herald, on Saturday, it has been decided to utilise copter service, in extension of the hi-tech security measures initiated during the previous year. <br /><br />By using UAV for constant monitoring of the five km long Jamboo Savari route from the Palace to the torchlight parade grounds in Bannimantap, the city police had succeeded in leading a chaos-free procession.<br /><br />Said Saleem: “It is not a secret that the whole of public and visitors and also the police personnel will be concentrated on the procession route, while a few are left to look (on security front) into other porous points in the city. In such a situation, security check by air will come in handy”.<br /><br />The men in the copter will be provided with arms and ammunition, besides binoculars to do a recce. In case of an emergency, they will swing into action, besides alerting others. As the department is devoid of copter facility, it will be rented from outside, the commissioner added.<br /><br />Instil confidence<br /><br />The commissioner asserted, use of a copter will act as a deterrent and also instil confidence among the people, about the sentinels ready to strike in case of any untoward incident.<br /><br />Apart from the UAV, the previous year had also witnessed the deployment of snipers from internal security wing of the State police. <br /><br />As a result, the police had succeeded in ensuring foolproof security with VIPs like Governor and Chief Minister and a host of their cabinet colleagues among the invitees.<br /><br />The nine-day Dasara celebrations attract people in hordes every year to the city, calling for intense security measures. <br /><br />Navaratri celebrations this year will unfold on September 25 and Jamboo Savari, the piece de resistance of the festival, is scheduled for October 4.<br /></p>
<p>Buoyed by the successful incorporation of technology in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the previous Dasara, the city police will take a step ahead this year for aerial security check. A helicopter, with armed men aboard, will be deployed to keep a check on the city on Jamboo Savari day, the last leg of Nada Habba Dasara.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police Commissioner M A Saleem told Deccan Herald, on Saturday, it has been decided to utilise copter service, in extension of the hi-tech security measures initiated during the previous year. <br /><br />By using UAV for constant monitoring of the five km long Jamboo Savari route from the Palace to the torchlight parade grounds in Bannimantap, the city police had succeeded in leading a chaos-free procession.<br /><br />Said Saleem: “It is not a secret that the whole of public and visitors and also the police personnel will be concentrated on the procession route, while a few are left to look (on security front) into other porous points in the city. In such a situation, security check by air will come in handy”.<br /><br />The men in the copter will be provided with arms and ammunition, besides binoculars to do a recce. In case of an emergency, they will swing into action, besides alerting others. As the department is devoid of copter facility, it will be rented from outside, the commissioner added.<br /><br />Instil confidence<br /><br />The commissioner asserted, use of a copter will act as a deterrent and also instil confidence among the people, about the sentinels ready to strike in case of any untoward incident.<br /><br />Apart from the UAV, the previous year had also witnessed the deployment of snipers from internal security wing of the State police. <br /><br />As a result, the police had succeeded in ensuring foolproof security with VIPs like Governor and Chief Minister and a host of their cabinet colleagues among the invitees.<br /><br />The nine-day Dasara celebrations attract people in hordes every year to the city, calling for intense security measures. <br /><br />Navaratri celebrations this year will unfold on September 25 and Jamboo Savari, the piece de resistance of the festival, is scheduled for October 4.<br /></p>
