Temple security: State Govt submits report in SC

Wednesday, January 04, 2012: Kerala government has today submitted a report on security measures taken for the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple which has huge treasures locked up in its vaults valued upto Rs one lakh crore.
In the report submitted before the Supreme Court, the state informed that the basic facilities at the temple have been improved as per the direction of the Court and they had sought the technical expertise of Keltron for the security gadgets.
Meanwhile the five-tier security system proposed by the state government has been setup at the temple. The Internet protocol CCTV surveillance unit is being enforced to resist the all sorts of attacks from sea, air and land. As part of the security system 58 most modern surveillance cameras were installed in the temple followed by sky-watch cameras and infrared cameras, police told.
The temple has six vaults, most of them underground, filled with priceless articles. During the recent inventory by a Supreme Court-appointed panel, five of these vaults were opened, leaving out one chamber, called “vault B”.
The inventory was followed by formation of another experts’ panel for scientific evaluation of the treasures headed by National Museum Director C.V. Aananda Bose.
The Government has already stepped up security of the temple after discovery of the treasures by deploying police personnel and commandos.