Dasara, the eagerly awaited State festival is set to begin in a week. Given the scale of the festivities and the attention they garner, every aspect of planning, scheduling and management is elaborate and poses a significant challenge for the administration. Among the primary tasks, the maintenance of law and order is crucial and the responsibility for this lies with the City Police Commissioner. Star of Mysore sat down with the City's Top Cop Ramesh Banoth to discuss the preparedness ahead of the festival. Excerpts. —Ed
By Shadan Muneer
