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EVM strongrooms provided 3-tier security cover: DC

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District Collector V Prasanna Venkatesh has said that strong police security has been provided to the EVM strongrooms.
The Collector here on Friday inspected the security being provided to the EVM strong room, located on the CR Reddy Engineering College campus after signing in the register at the strong room.
The Collector also inspected the arrangements being made for the counting of votes. The Collector made some suggestions to RDO NSK Khajavali and other police officials on the arrangements to be made for the counting of votes on June 4.
Collector Prasanna Venkatesh also watched the images on the CCTV cameras installed in the EVMs in the control room. He told the police officials concerned that keeping in mind the security of the strong room, only personnel with relevant ID cards should be allowed. Later, the Collector inspected how the postal ballots were preserved in the strong room.
He reviewed the security measures with the officers appointed at the level of DSP to supervise the security system. Municipal Commissioner S Venkata Krishna was directed to take steps to ensure cleanliness on the premises of the campus where the EVMs were preserved.  
The Collector said that a three-tier security was provided to the EVM strong room where the EVMs of seven Assembly constituencies were preserved. He said that the Central security forces, Armed Reserve forces and the local police are providing security to the EVM strong room around the clock.

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