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NEW DELHI: With Mumbai train blasts fresh in mind, massive security arrangements have been chalked out for the main Independence Day function to be attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and top leaders.
Red Fort, from whose ramparts the Prime Minister will address the nation, has already been sealed off with a multi-tier security apparatus being thrown in and around the historic monument.
Hundreds of Delhi Police personnel have taken over the majestic monument and the premises is being sanitised for the national event.
Army mine-sweepers and bomb-disposal squads have begun scanning the Red Fort premises.
To check alertness of the security personnel deployed there, "mock penetration" drills are being conducted, police sources said here today.
With the security threat high on their mind, measures like aerial surveillance by policemen in choppers, deployment of Air Defence Guns and positioning of Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) of commandos will be put in place to ensure that the function passes of peacefully.
A select group of over 500 Delhi policemen and commandos from the paramilitary forces will exclusively guard the Prime Minister, providing him the second ring of protection, while he unfurls the national flag and addresses the nation from the ramparts of the majestic monument. |
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