Ahmedabad, June 25 -- Ahead of the Jagannath Yatra in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said that the 16km yatra route will be covered with more than 3,500 CCTV cameras and drones, and AI technology will be used to prevent stampedes.

Harsh Sanghavi said, "People from across the state come to take darshan of Lord Jagannath during this annual Rath Yatra. 23,884 personnel, including the IGP and other top officials, have been engaged in preparations for the Rath Yatra. The 16km yatra route will be covered with more than 3500 CCTV cameras. More than 240 terrace points and more than 25 watch towers have been established for surveillance. The whole bandobast has been made using 3D mapping and AI. More than 213 Lord Jagannath Yatra...