Ahead of Deepavali, temporary watchtowers to come up at 15 places in Erode to monitor crowds, prevent crime
The Hindu
Erode police install watchtowers at 15 places to monitor crowds and prevent crime ahead of Deepavali. CCTV cameras and police personnel will monitor the areas where large crowds are expected. Public address system to warn shoppers against pickpockets and bag-lifters. Watchtowers also in Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam, Bhavani and Perundurai.
With two weeks left for Deepavali and people commencing their shopping, the Erode district police have started to install watchtowers at 15 places in the city to monitor crowds and prevent crime.
Textile and jewellery showrooms, commercial establishments and shops selling household appliances, are located on Panneerselvam Park, R.K.V. Road, Gandhiji Road, Mettur Road, Sathy Road, Nethaji Road, Cauvery Road, Perundurai Road, Meenatchi Sundaranar Road and the Manikoondu areas in the city.
People have been thronging shops in these localities in large numbers ahead of Deepavali that falls on November 12. The past few weekends have seen huge crowds at the shops.
Since crowds are expected to increase in the next few day, the police are installing temporary watchtowers at Manikoondu, GH Roundabout, Mettur Road, the bus stand, Meenatchi Sundaranar Road, Nethaji Road, R.K.V. Road and other places where large crowds are expected.
A senior police official said CCTV cameras would be installed at the towers, apart from round-the-clock monitoring by police personnel. “These towers will be manned in a few days,” the official said.
Also, the police are planning to use a public address system to warn shoppers against pickpockets and bag-lifters and also ask them to be cautious in handling cash and expensive items.
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