It was very rare in Ooty that hundreds of police personnel took out a flag march in Udhagamandalam, Coonoor, Gudalur and Kotagiri in preparation for vinayaka Chathurthi on sunday. The Nilgiris Districts Superintendent of Police D.Shanmuga Priya along with other top district police officials as well as police personnel marched from garden road to Ooty bus stand through the enclosed street and also from Khandal Mukkonam to Westbury road was held later that day. It has been informed that only similar number of permissions for processions as last year and the same place where the idols could be immersed using the same routes.Around 950 police personnel including 2 ADSPs, 5 DSPs, 24 inspectors, 80 sub-inspectors, 445 constables, 125 armed reserve police and 240 home gaurds would form part of the security for the great march that took place. Police of Udhagamandalam have already held meetingd regarding the gathering and they also taken the steps to prevent any law and order situations.