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Precautious arrangements well ahead in place writes S. Sundar 
Careful check: A sniffer dog of Railway Protection Force at work in Madurai Railway Junction on Friday. Come December, the security personnel are up on their toes. Though they leave no stone unturned, the men in uniform do keep their fingers crossed to see that the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary passes off peacefully. The city and the district police will bring all places of worship, important junctions and crowded places like bus stands and parks under a security blanket. They will mobilise all their strength and also that of Armed Reserve and Tamil Nadu Special Police. Highway and mobile patrol units will keep a tab on vehicular movements. Often, the focus turns towards safety and security of railway passengers. The Railway Protection Force and Tamil Nadu Railway Police virtually throw a security blanket over railway assets. Checking of baggage with door-frame metal detectors has become a daily routine at important railway stations. And monitoring passenger movement through closed circuit television is part of the security plan. With the coordinated effort of the two agencies, their force too is strengthened by additional men from the local police in the first week of December. “Though there has been no specific threat so far, we will continue to do our regular exercises,” the RPF Assistant Commandant, T. Murugaraj, said. Special beats have been chalked out to keep a vigil on platforms and open-line patrolling (inspection of tracks and bridges) will be in place round-the-clock for three days. Empty rakes from the railway yard will be escorted by security personnel to platforms. After thoroughly checking the coaches for explosive materials with sniffer dogs the passengers will be allowed to board the trains. The security personnel will also do random check of luggage and frisking of passengers. A special bomb detection and disposal squad from the city police is to be deployed at the railway junction. Entry and exit of passengers will be regulated for a few days. The RPF has planned to restrict parcel bookings for three days to avoid unnecessary anxiety. Passengers will be warned through public address system not to touch any suspicious/unattended parcels/bags. All the trains will be escorted by an armed team led by a Sub-Inspector or Assistant Sub-Inspector. Every team member would carry walkie-talkie and search lights, the RPF Inspector, K.S. Kannan, said. “We will only seek cooperation of the passengers. At the same time, we will ensure full protection to them for a safe journey,” Mr. Murugaraj, said.
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