Puri Rath Yatra 2025: Anti-drone system, dog squad, 275 CCTVs, 8 companies of force to be deployed

A comprehensive security arrangement has been made for the upcoming Rath Yatra in Puri, involving thousands of police personnel and advanced technology to ensure the safety of devotees and smooth rolling of chariots of the Holy Trinity, official sources informed on Wednesday.

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According to sources, Puri is gearing up for the divine car festival, with heightened security measures being implemented across the pilgrimage town. Several senior IPS officers, including Soumendra Priyadarshi, Sanjay Kumar, Amitabh Thakur, S. Praveen Kumar, Sarthak Sarangi, and Puri SP Vinit Agrawal, will be overseeing the security arrangements for the world-famous event.

Around 10,000 police personnel will be deployed in Puri during the Rath Yatra festivities. The security forces have been reinforced with the inclusion of anti-drone systems, dog squads, and 200 platoons of force.

In total, at least eight companies of BSF, CRPF, and Rapid Action Force (RAF) will contribute to maintaining law and order.

Police have divided the town into as many as eight zones for effective security and crowd control. Traffic management, inner temple security, inner cordon security, and crowd control arrangements are in place. To ensure that every corner is monitored, 275 CCTV cameras will be set up across the town.

The security measures will also cover all routes, including land, water, and air, to guarantee the safe conduct of the festival.

“DIG STF (Deputy Inspector General of Police, Special Task Force) is there to monitor chariot pulling (of the sibling deities). We have made elaborate arrangements for the smooth pulling of the Lords’ chariots. A rehearsal and dummy dragging was conducted today,” Police ADG Amitabh Thakur said while speaking to mediapersons.