10,000 Cops, Anti-Drone Systems Deployed In Delhi For Independence Day

Around 1,000 cameras with facial recognition and video analytic systems have been installed in and around the fort.

Delhi has been wrapped in a security blanket for Tuesday's 77th Independence Day celebrations, with more than 10,000 personnel manning the area in and around the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation, police said.

Around 1,000 cameras with facial recognition and video analytic systems have been installed in and around the fort and at other strategic locations to ensure security and monitor VVIP movements, the police said on Tuesday.

Suman Nalwa, the Delhi Police spokesperson, said, "The entire Delhi Police is on alert. Elaborate security arrangements have been made, the exercise for which started around three-four months ago. Anti-terror activities are also being done to check the areas in the districts near the venue. Tenant verification drives are also being carried out with RWA (residents' welfare associations) and MWA (market welfare associations) members."