T20 cricket match: 800 policepersons deployed at M. Chinnaswamy stadium

by news
February 1, 2017

Bengaluru: The police have made elaborate security arrangements for the third T20 cricket match between India and England on Wednesday. Around 800 policemen will be deployed at M. Chinnaswamy stadium to ensure the safety of fans and players.

Numbers of the entry gates have been changed. Spectators have been requested to check their tickets carefully before queuing up at the gates to avoid confusion, the police said.

Metro and BMTC have been requested to run services till late night. People will not be allowed to bring edibles or plastic bottles to the stadium.

Parking will not be allowed in the vicinity of the stadium between 2 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. This includes Queen’s Road between CTO Circle and Queen’s Statue Circle; Raj Bhavan Road between T. Chowdiah Road and Race Course Road; Cubbon Road between BRV Junction and Dickenson Road and also between Kamaraj Road Junction and Dickenson Road Junction.

Metro and BMTC services have been extended timings of their services so that people can use public transport to return home after the match. Metro services have been extended to midnight from Byappanahalli to Mysuru road at a frequency of 20 minutes during the extended timing. BMTC buses will play from Metro station stop to various destinations late into the night, according to a BMTC release.