Security was stepped up in and around Connaught Place and six other venues on Monday, ahead of the Yoga Day celebrations to be organised by the Ministry of AYUSH on Tuesday. The Inner Circle, Middle Circle and the radial roads inside the Outer Circle of Connaught Place will be made out of bounds for general public from 3 am, a senior police official said adding that adequate number of security personnel have been deployed there to sanitise the area.
According to senior police officers of the New Delhi district, “four DCPs, 13 ACPs, 31 inspectors will be on duty at the venue. Apart from several constables and head constables, two additional coys of male and six additional coys of female will be on guard. Meanwhile, 14 PCR vans and 21 Quick Reaction Teams will be at the disposal for the people.”
Nehru Park, Lodhi Garden, Talkatora Garden, Dwarka, Rohini, Yamuna Sports Complex and Connaught Place are the seven venues for the yoga event on Tuesday. Adequate security arrangements have been made in all the venues which are being sanitised, the senior police official said. Roads leading to these venues should be avoided in the peak morning hours tomorrow (Tuesday), a traffic official said.