Overview

• Police restrict entry to valid pass holders for the Jumboo Savari and Torch Light Parade, and ask visitors to use designated parking and follow on-site instructions.
• Rooftop viewing along the route is barred and decrepit or heritage buildings have been cordoned and sealed to keep spectators off unsafe structures.
• A heavy security rollout includes an RAF unit, 35 KSRP platoons, 15 CAR/DAR platoons, 29 anti-sabotage check teams and 1,200 Home Guards, with 33 public address points for crowd management.
• Bomb detection and disposal squads are combing the route and scanning baggage as barricades, signboards and pass-only viewing enclosures channel crowds away from the carriageway.
• Hospitals in Mysuru have reserved beds, ICUs, equipment and staff for Vijayadashami day, while early arrivals are already staking out roadside spots.