The Union government has sanctioned armed security cover of over 200 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel to guard the recently launched Jio World Centre, a business and entertainment centre in Mumbai developed by Reliance Industries Ltd.
This will be the third RIL installation to be brought under the security umbrella of the CISF after the Reliance IT Park in Navi Mumbai and the Reliance Refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat were accorded security cover of the central paramilitary force.
About 230 CISF personnel will be deployed at the centre, and they will provide counter-terrorist cover to the facility. The force will take over the duty by month-end. RIL promoters Mukesh Ambani and his wife and founder-chairperson of the Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani are protectees of the CRPF VIP security wing.
Announcing the launch of the centre early this month, RIL had said it will have a phased opening over the course of the current year and the next. The centre will see a huge daily footfall of people that includes scores of employees, visitors and dignitaries.
The centre is accredited to be about 12 times larger than a FIFA football field and 10.3 times the size of the Empire State Building in New York and has come up on an 18.5-acre campus at the tony Bandra Kundra Complex (BKC) in Maharashtra's capital city.
RIL said, “A first-of-its kind destination in India, the Jio World Centre includes a cultural centre, a musical fountain, an upscale retail experience, a curated selection of cafes and fine dining restaurants, serviced apartments and offices, and the state-of-the-art convention facility.”
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