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PANAJI
Strong Room shall have only one door and not other door or opening. In case there are other doors or opening, they shall be closed using brick masonry.
Strong room shall have a double lock system, with one key to be kept with strong room in charge and the other key with an officer not below the rank of ADM.
Arrangements should be made for fire and flood safety.
Strong room shall be under 24X7 CAPF (Central Armed Paramilitary Forces) guard.
Strong room shall be under 24X7 CCTV coverage.
One control room adjacent to the strong room should be operative round the clock.
A Gazetted officer along with a police officer should be put on duty round the clock for monitoring the security arrangements of strong room.
It should be ensured that there is uninterrupted power supply at the strong room locations during the entire period wherein EVMs are stored.
A log book shall be maintained by the CAPF in which entry should be made about Date, time, duration and name(s) of anyone crossing the second security ring. This includes visits by the Observers or DEOs or SPs or candidates or their agents or any other persons.
Video cameras should be provided to the CAPF contingent to record all visits made by such visitors.
