Bengal

XKolkata: The Kolkata Police has drawn up an elaborate security and traffic plan for the Durga Puja carnival on Red Road, scheduled for Sunday (October 5), with over 100 Puja committees set to participate.

Sources said nearly 3,000 police personnel will be deployed in and around Red Road, including about 500 officers on the stretch itself. Watch towers have been set up, with sniper teams assigned to monitor the venue. Multiple Quick Response Teams (QRTs) will also be stationed at strategic points.

Traffic restrictions will be in place across large parts of central Kolkata. Movement of all goods vehicles, except those carrying idols, will be barred along AJC Bose Road from Exide Crossing to Hastings Crossing, New Road, Dufferin Road, Lovers Lane and Red Road between 12 pm and 3 pm

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