Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has put in place elaborate security arrangements for the inaugural match and other matches of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup to be played at Kalinga Stadium here from tomorrow.
The Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi has informed that there will be four-layer security in place for the matches.
“Police administration has made elaborate security arrangements for the match. Today we had a briefing and rehearsal for that. There will be a four-layer security arrangement,” informed Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi briefing reporters after reviewing security arrangements at Kalinga Stadium here today.
The Police Commissioner was accompanied by Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek Singh during the review of security arrangements.
Sharing details of the security arrangements Priyadarshi said that one arrangement will be inside the stadium, one outside the stadium, one between the stadium and its boundary wall and one beyond the boundary wall.
The beyond boundary wall arrangement is mainly smooth traffic movement and proper parking, Priyadarshi added.
As many as six Add’l DCPs, 14 ACPs, 30 Inspectors, 100 officers, 240 Constables, 15 platoons of policemen, and 142 Lady Stewards will be deployed under the direct supervision of DCP, the Police Commissioner stated.
It is for the first time a mega sports event like FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup is being held in the State.
A total of six matches including the inaugural match of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be played at the Kalinga Stadium.
The inaugural match will be played between the teams of India and the United States of America (USA
