Bhubaneswar: With the world-famous Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra scheduled for July 16 in Puri, Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania chaired a high-level security review meeting at the State Police Headquarters on Thursday.
The DGP directed senior police officers to ensure foolproof security and seamless conduct of the mega festival. He emphasised zero tolerance for any lapses and instructed all officers to work in close coordination from the grassroots level to make this year’s Rath Yatra safe and incident-free for lakhs of devotees.
As per the tradition of Srimandir, key rituals will be observed on scheduled dates — Deva Snana Purnima on June 29, Navajauban Darshan on July 14, Rath Yatra on July 16, Hera Panchami on July 20, Bahuda Yatra on July 24, Suna Besha on July 25, and Niladri Bije on July 27.
Given the expected massive gathering of devotees from across the country and abroad, extensive security and crowd management measures have been finalised.Several new initiatives will be implemented this year. Eight additional parking zones have been identified to improve traffic management.