As many as 3,500 police personnel will be deployed in Kathmandu Valley to ensure celebration of Holi festival in a peaceful, decent and civilized manner.

SP Sanotsh Singh Rathore, spokesperson at the Metropolitan Police Office, Ranipokhari, said that police have prepared special security arrangements in view of the Holi festival.

It has been learnt that more than 1, 700 police personnel will be deployed in Kathmandu, more than 600 in Lalitpur and more than 400 in Bhaktapur.

At least 300 traffic police personnel from the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division will be deployed for checking.

The Traffic Police Division said that it has decided to set up checkpoints in 68 places in the Kathmandu Valley.

SP Rathore said that more than 100 police personnel in civvies will be deployed from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division for the festival.

Police have requested the general public to call police control number 100 in case of any incident.