Security has been stepped up in and around the Mathura Cantonment area ahead of the Republic Day especially in view of the Pathankot terror attack.
In the aftermath of the recent terrorist strike at an IAF base in Pathankot and high alert due to Republic Day, Army has upgraded security at Mathura Cantonment area, defence officials said.
Not only intensive patrolling is in full swing in and around the cantonment area, thorough checking is being conducted at entry points.
Entry is permitted only after ascertaining antecedents of individuals. Army personnels have also been placing mobile check posts along with the police in the city even during night, they said.
Besides checking by sniffer dogs at entry points, presence and movement of armoured vehicles in the cantonment, has become put into place.
High-intensity lights have also been installed at all gates and periphery of the cantonment.
Maj Gen Veerendra Nangia, SM, Chief of Staff Strike 1 Corps along with Brig S B K Singh, station commander Mathura station have reviewed the security arrangements personally and the cantonment has been virtually turned into a fortress.
