City police commission outpost at Srirangam for Vaikunta Ekadasi festival
The Hindu
The city police started operating an outpost near Rangavilas Mandapam in Srirangam on Wednesday in view of the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple.
Inaugurating the outpost, Commissioner of Police G. Karthikeyan said surveillance would be carried out round the clock all through the festival till January 2, 2023. About 3,000 personnel will be deployed for security as up to two lakh pilgrims are expected to take part, he said.
A total of 209 CCTV cameras had been fixed inside the temple premises and the rest in the surroundings, he added.

After more-than-two-year wait, the flyover at Goripalayam junction will be commissioned on Saturday. As of now, the main arm of the new flyover, named after freedom fighter Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, will help to decongest vehicular movement from Tamukkam junction till Nelpettai junction on East Veli Street.












