Cumilla, Sept. 16 -- A total of 818 Durga Puja mandaps will be set up across 17 upazilas in Cumilla district this year, with 950 police personnel deployed in small teams round-the-clock to ensure security. Of these, idols will be immersed at 765 mandaps.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Nazrul Ahmed Khan shared the security measures at a press conference held Tuesday at the Shaheed ABM Abdul Halim Auditorium of Cumilla Police Lines.

He said fixed police posts will be set up at important and vulnerable mandaps, while a Detective Branch (DB) quick response team will also remain on standby. "The district police have taken special measures so that the biggest festival of the Hindu community, Sharadiya Durga Puja, can be celebrated with joy and...