Commissionerate Police has issued a strict warning to the puja committees in the twin cities. Strict action will be taken if the guidelines are violated.
The job of the police is to provide security, control crowds and traffic. But the puja committees are fully responsible for organizing the puja. It is the job of the puja committee to install CCTV, deploy volunteers and maintain adequate fire safety arrangements.
The Police Commissioner has warned that strict action will be taken even if there is a single violation. He said that 140 platoons forces have been deployed in Cuttack-Bhubaneswar.
Security certificates have been made mandatory for the pandals. The police has directed all the puja committees and organizers to give top priority to security arrangements. Special emphasis has been laid on ensuring the structural safety, electrical safety and fire extinguishing arrangements of the mandaps.
Flag March Held By Police in Cuttack For Durga Puja
Flag march in Cuttack by Commissionerate Police to maintain peace and demonstrate heightened operational readiness during Durga Puja 2026.
The flag march was held in Kataka on late Saturday night on the occasion of the start of Durga Puja. Ten platoons of police force led by Cuttack DCP joined this flag march. The flag march started from the railway station and went through the main market square of Cuttack and almost through every street.
The main objective of this flag march in Cuttack was to maintain peace and order in the city during Durga Puja 2026. On the one hand, a blueprint has been prepared on how devotees and visitors from the state and outside the state will be safe in the silver city during the puja. Their security and traffic management will be ensured in a proper manner.
Cuttack DCP informed that more than 500 police officers along with 60 platoons of police force will be deployed in Cuttack during Dussehra. Cuttack DCP, ACP of all zones, and police officers participated in the flag march. The Commissionerate Police has organized this flag march to create a fear-free environment in the city.
These marches signify heightened operational readiness, and help maintaining a visible police presence and reaffirming its commitment to peace, security and public order.
