SECURITY ■ Security second only to that for Barack Obama’s November 2010 visit ■ Two-point security for crowd control and counter-terrorism ■ 15,000 security personnel across city — 5,000 at the Wankhede Stadium ■ Paramilitary forces, National Security Guard, Mumbai police’s riot control squad, Rapid Action Force, commando units, Quick Response Team and Force One (elite anti-terror force) on vigil
■ Fire brigade units & multi-speciality ambulances parked outside stadium ■ South Mumbai declared no-fly zone ■ Snipers on high-rise terraces around stadium ■ Ban on parking on streets, even by residents, around Wankhede
■ Navy & coast guard have deployed Fast Attack Craft, patrol vessels and Fast Interceptor Craft to prevent 26/11-like landings ■ Fishermen around Mumbai asked to report any suspicious activity ■ Chopper-aided Marine Commandos (Marcos) on standby ROAD TO STADIUM
■ Two-tier checks: Police to allow only valid ticket-holders in, and CISF to frisk every ticket holder at Wankhede. Police and hospitality and service staff, given bar-coded ID cards, to be frisked too
■ Once inside stadium, it will be difficult to get out. No one will be allowed back in once they leave ■ Only VIP convoys can drive to stadium; rest must walk at least a 10-minute distance from parking lots ■ Crime branch to check on all foreign fans TEAM ■ Force One commandos to escort teams from the Taj to stadium and back ■ Gateway of India, opposite the Taj, off bounds for the public since Thursday ■ Combat vehicles and Quick Response Teams on 24x7 vigil at the Taj | |||||||
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