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TAMIL NADU, INDIA, January 22, 2016 (The Hindu): Police threw a massive security cordon, deploying a strong pose of about 1,800 policemen for the mahakumbabishekam at the historic Sri Ramanathaswamy temple here on Wednesday as the pilgrim island wore a festive look for the ceremony, being held after 14 years. To ensure that the mega event was organised in a peaceful and an orderly manner, the district police, led by Superintendent of Police N. Manivannan, made elaborate security arrangements installing closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs) and watch towers at strategic locations around the temple.
Three Additional Superintendents of Police, 13 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) and 44 Inspectors of Police have been enlisted to supervise the security arrangements, the SP said adding they would ensure adequate security at the temple, control the crowd, manage the traffic and prevent crime occurrences. Six companies of Tamil Nadu Special Police, three companies of Armed Reserve Police, five units of Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad and five units of traffic police have been deployed to ensure that there were no untoward incidents during the ceremony, the SP said. Seven crime teams would be on the move round-the-clock at all places of public congregation to prevent crimes such as pick pocketing and chain snatching, the SP said adding photographs of habitual criminals would be displayed at strategic points to caution the public.