It is New Year’s Eve and the police are expecting large gatherings today late evening onwards at the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaon Chowpatty, Juhu beach, Bandra Bandstand and other hotspots.

The Mumbai Police will deploy more than 11,500 security personnel at key locations in the city, officials stated. Police personnel along with the State Reserve Police Force, Riot Control Police and Quick Response Teams (QRTs) will be present. A big part of this New Year exercise will be traffic police for vehicular management. There will be some traffic diversions and slow traffic movement in certain stretches.