Overview
- Bengaluru finalised a citywide plan deploying about 20,000 personnel, with watch towers, women help desks, drones, AI‑enabled cameras and real‑time crowd heat maps across MG Road, Brigade Road, Indiranagar, Koramangala and other hubs.
- Traffic curbs include road closures from the evening of December 31 to early January 1, parking bans, one‑way pedestrian flow on Brigade Road, closure of 50 flyovers at night and adjusted metro and BMTC services to disperse crowds.
- Cyberabad issued advisories warning bars and pubs against letting intoxicated patrons drive and directed cab and auto drivers not to refuse rides or overcharge, with offences inviting prosecution, licence suspension or vehicle seizure.
- Intensified checks booked large numbers for drunk driving across multiple cities: Cyberabad 377 over the weekend, Rachakonda 300‑plus in a week, Indore 317 in a single night, Pimpri‑Chinchwad 365 in a week and Pune 242 between December 25–28.
- Gurugram announced a deployment of roughly 5,400 personnel with 78 checkpoints and formal notices requiring venues to arrange safe transport for intoxicated patrons, while North West province in South Africa reported a 40% drop in festive road deaths during a zero‑tolerance drive.