Cuttack, Oct 15: Cuttack is set to witness heightened security arrangements during Durga Puja 2026, with more police personnel to be deployed than in previous years to manage law and order, traffic and public safety.

A company of the CRPF’s Rapid Action Force (RAF), comprising over 100 armed personnel, arrived in Cuttack on Wednesday afternoon. The force will assist the Commissionerate Police in maintaining law and order in sensitive areas from the puja celebrations until the immersion processions conclude.

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Arrangements have been made for the paramilitary personnel and officers to stay at the Cuttack Municipal Corporation’s Kalyan Mandap near Biju Bhawan.

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A deployment plan has been prepared for sensitive locations, including Dargha Bazar, Hatipokhari, Kesharpur, Buxi Bazar, Jobra and Howrah Motor Chhak.

Around 60 platoons of security personnel are expected to be deployed across the city during this year’s Dussehra celebrations, according to reports.