India, Dec. 31 -- To ensure safe and peaceful New Year celebrations, police in the tricity, have made elaborate security and traffic arrangements for the night of December 31.

Chandigarh police have deployed more than 1,000 police personnel, excluding traffic and PCR staff. Police will also set up 18 outer nakas, 44 internal nakas and 16 joint traffic nakas, while Aska lights will be installed at six locations to improve night-time visibility.

Several stretches will remain restricted vehicle zones from 9.30 pm on December 31 till 2 am. These include inner market roads of Sectors 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, the road in front of Leisure Valley in Sector 10, inner roads of Sectors 17 and 22, the stretch from Aroma Light Point to Small Chowk near t...