A five-layered security cover hasbeen put in place for the first one-day international cricketmatch between India and Pakistan to be played on December 30at the MA Chidambaram stadium here, police said today.
As part of the security measures, visitors would not beallowed to carry various articles including banners,cigarettes and lighters and only those possessing validtickets would be allowed entry, and after thorough securitychecks, police said.
Metal detectors have been installed in all the 18 entrypoints at the stadium and "extensive security measures" are inplace in the periphery of the venue with a five-layeredprotection, a city police release here said.
Further, 218 security cameras will keep an eye on the crowdand would be monitored from a control room, it said.