By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: DGP Sunil Bansal on Monday reviewed the security arrangements made for the budget session of Odisha Assembly. Shri Bansal said three-tier security cover will be put in place in and around the Assembly for the session.
The Budget session will be held in two phases from February 21 and to April 6. The session will start with the address of Governor Ganeshi Lal on February 21 while the Annual Budget for the year 2023-24 will be presented on February 24.
The inside cordon will be looked after by the special branch, while the Commissionerate Police will look after the outer and inner cordons, he said.
Besides, five police control rooms have been set up and proper traffic arrangements also made, the DGP informed. Director Intelligence, Sanjib Panda , ADGP(Law and Order) RK Sharma, Police Commissioner Saumendra Kumar Priyadarshi and others were among those accompanied DGP during the review meeting.
Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner Saumendra Kumar Priyadarshi said about 30 platoons of police force including two DCPs, 10 additional DCPs, 11 ACPs, 13 inspectors will be deployed for the session. Tight security arrangements have also been made at Mahatma Gandhi Marg, where a large number of protests are being held when the Assembly is in session, he added.
