BHUBANESWAR: Commissionerate Police and Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Saturday discussed the security measures for the T20 match between India and Sri Lanka in Cuttack on December 20.At a meeting here, Commissionerate Police asked Works Department to reassess the seating capacity inside Barabati Stadium and submit a report to them. “Once the Works Department submits a report on the seating capacity, we will ask OCA to sell the tickets accordingly,” Twin City Police Commissioner YB Khurania told Express.
The Police Commissioner also said plastic water bottles will not be allowed inside the stadium. The police have asked OCA officials to arrange adequate water jars along with disposable glasses at all the stands in the stadium.In 2015, the spectators had hurled water bottles on the ground during a T20 match between India and South Africa, which the hosts had eventually lost.
On the other hand, to prevent any incident of forgery, the entire T20 match’s ticketing task has been handed over to a Mumbai-based firm. The tickets printed by the firm will have holograms, bar codes, among others, sai sources.
In a bid to check any untoward incident, CCTV cameras along with pan-tilt-zoom cameras will be installed at all the entry points, dressing rooms and stands in the stadium.Similarly, four firefighting units will be deployed at the stadium on the day of the match to tackle any fire accident. Adequate fire extinguishers will also be kept ready for handling any eventuality.Apart from city cops and OCA officials, the hotel officials, where the players of both teams will stay, also attended the meeting held at Commissionerate Police office here.