According to Police media spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekara, 1200 police traffic officers will be deployed in Colombo city area while all other Police stations will also launch traffic missions and special traffic plans as required.
During the festival season last year, 1980 drunk drivers were arrested. Most of them were motorcycle riders.
In addition to these traffic operations, extra Police and civil squads are also to be deployed to strengthen the security during the festival season.
