Chittoor Superintendent of Police Ghattamaneni Srinivas
on Thursday said more than 1,000 police personnel would be drafted for
duty for Vaikunta Ekadasi on January 1 at Tirumala.
According
to Mr. Srinivas, who is also the chief vigilance and security officer
of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the festival required
foolproof bandobust at the entrances to queue complexes. “We are
expecting double the regular crowd this year for the event, as it is on
January 1,” the officer said.
Mr. Srinivas added that
the TTD would call a high-level meeting on the issue within a week.
“All arrangements will be finalised after our meeting with the TTD
Executive Officer. The plan of action will purely depend on the number
of passes issued to various categories and types of darshan and the
formation of queues,” he said.
Meanwhile, a preliminary estimate said that more than 6 lakh devotees would throng the hill shrine on the Ekadasi day.
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