Multi-layer security in city for I-Day celebrations at Red Fort

■ Over 350 cameras installed at Red Fort, 5K security personnel posted

A multi-layered security cover has been put in place to secure the historic Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 75th Independence Day on Sunday.

The security ring, including NSG snipers, elite SWAT commandos, kite catchers, canine units, and sharpshooters on high-rise buildings, has been placed around the Mughal-era fort and adherence to social distancing norms will be must like last year due to the Covid pandemic.

According to the police, anti-drone systems have also been installed at the Red Fort in view of the recent terror attack at IAF station in Jammu Airport where Pakistanbased terrorists used drones to strike the vital installation for the first time.

Over 350 cameras have been installed and their footage is being monitored round the clock through two police control rooms situated in and around the Red Fort area, the police said.

There will be around 5,000 security personnel at the Red Fort and they will adhere to social distancing norms, it said.

The Delhi police had erected a huge wall of shipping containers decorated with graffiti for the first time earlier this month at the main gate of the Red Fort for security reasons.

Over 70 police vehicles including PCR vans, ‘PRAKHAR’ vans, and QRT (quick reaction team) vans will be stationed at the Red Fort area as part of security deployment along with intensified patrolling by police personnel on motorcycle, the police said.

Patrolling on motorboats will be carried out in the Yamuna River by the Delhi police to ensure that no untoward incident takes place in the national capital.