Amidst mad rush for pre-puja shopping, the state police has made a massive security arrangement to maintain the law and order with special measures for traffic management along with measures to stop Puja subscription collections.
While, addressing a press conference at police headquarters on Thursday evening, in-charge DGP , GS Rao along with senior police officials and SPs of all eight district and Traffic SP said that massive security arrangements are being made to ensure peaceful observance of the festivities of Durga Puja in Agartala city and other parts of the state.
He said that state police will not tolerate any kind of forceful collection of Puja subscriptions and police have so far registered five cases of extortion till today in different police stations of the state, which was two cases in 2025.
Giving details of the security measures, Director General of Police (DGP) GS Rao said that although there is no specific threat and no alert has not sounded from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and other agencies, the state police establishment is leaving no stone unturned to ensure peaceful celebrations of Durga puja.
DGP said, this year as per available information Durga Puja is likely to be celebrated at over 2900 places or pandals in the entire state, this includes above 719 Durga pujas in West Tripura district including pujas in Agartala till date, though new applications for permission are coming daily and hopefully the number will increase more.
He said that the police administration expected that this year, the number of community Durga Pujas would increase in comparison to last year, which was 2928 Pujas across Tripura.
He said Tripura police have already started taking preventive actions against anti-social elements, checking vulnerable places and conducting special drives for traffic enforcement in view of the coming festive season.
DGP Rao said that an adequate number of police personnel in all districts and altogether 11, 348 TSR jawans along with police forces will be deployed during Durga Puja all over the state. In addition, hundreds of police personnel from police headquarters and other establishments of police will also be deployed during Puja days.
Some traffic restrictions will be imposed during the Puja days in and around Agartala city for specific duration from the day of ‘Maha Saptami’ (October 18) to ‘Vijaya Dashami; (October 21) from evening 5 PM to Midnight 1 AM with no-entry zones. Good carrying vehicles will be allowed their movements across the Agartala city from morning 6 AM to 5 PM.
Apart from these, the state police are also planning to set up a “dynamic green corridor” in Agartala during no-entry time for clear passage of all emergency vehicles.
He said that police will continue an anti-narcotic special drive and will also intensify in coming days specially during the celebration of festivities.
‘So far there is no report of any extremist movement within the state, however, police is maintaining strict vigil inside the state’s territory and BSF has been asked to maintain strict vigil on the Indo-Bangla border to prevent any attempt of extremists and anti-social elements,’ said Rao and added that all police stations in interior areas have been put on high alert in view of ensuing festivities.
Altogether 256 police assistance booths will be set up including few exclusively in Agartala to render assistance to the people, besides watch towers are being constructed in all critical locations including towers in Agartala.
All the sensitive and important places where foot falls are expected to be more will be kept under CCTV surveillance and a total of 218 CCTV cameras have been fixed at many locations all over the state including important locations of Agartala till October 8th. Hundreds of CCTV cameras were installed across the state excluding the available CCTV cameras installed in Agartala under Smart city project including in some puja pandals.
All major motor stands, car auto parking areas, and crowds will be under CCTV surveillance. The organizers of puja committees especially, where big pandals have been requested to install CCTV cameras in and around their puja pandals. He said an adequate number of security forces including TSR and other forces will be deployed across Agartala city and other parts of the state.
The Government Railway Police (GRP) have taken special care for safety and security of the puja revellers across all railway stations, said DGP and added that in addition to the above deployment, central forces have been deployed in major police stations areas for law-and-order duties.
Under the Emergency Response Security System (ERSS), mobile vehicles will also remain in service round the clock, for which the toll-free call number is 112.
Apart from ERSS, round the clock police patrolling will be conducted across the state and state police have also hired additional 349 vehicles for patrolling duties.
Police also said that anti-sabotage checks have been stepped up and the services of Dog squad and bomb detection and disposal squad are being utilized. The state disaster response force will be kept ready for attending any emergency. The state police requested the people of the state to abide by rules to make Puja peaceful and enjoyable.
Police sources said that police mobile, foot patrols, anti-liquor raids, surprise checks of hotels and checking of vehicles have been intensified and actions are being taken against anti-social elements.