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Uttar Pradesh Deploys Comprehensive Security Grid for Kanwar Yatra

Surveillance relies on feeds from 29,454 cameras into a round-the-clock command center equipped with anti-drone defenses to guard the Kanwar Yatra.

Overview

  • 29,454 CCTV cameras and 395 tethered and anti-drone UAVs stream live video to a DGP headquarters control room.
  • More than 50,000 personnel from state police, PAC, ATS, RAF, QRT and home guards patrol over 840 routes to Shiva temples.
  • The round-the-clock command center uses protocols from Mahakumbh 2025 to manage crowds and coordinate route monitoring.
  • DRDO’s indigenous D4S system and other anti-drone technologies jam or intercept unauthorized UAVs along key corridors.
  • Dedicated teams scan social media and electronic channels while a multi-state WhatsApp network shares real-time security updates.