Picture by Ashwinee PatiBhubaneswar: In a first for the state, a 12-member team of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos will be deployed here for the state-level Republic Day parade on January 26. The NSG commando team reached the state capital on Tuesday. Khurania said that 25 platoons of police personnel would be deployed in the city during the Republic Day parade. The Quick Action Team will also be deployed," said Khurania. Eight platoons of police would be pressed into action at various entry and exit points of the city.

Source: The Telegraph January 23, 2018 18:56 UTC