Cuttack, Nov. 29: The Odisha Cricket Association has decided to keep all galleries of Barabati Stadium under the surveillance of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras for the upcoming One Day International between India and England scheduled on January 19.

It is for the first time that the association will extend the CCTV coverage in the galleries besides other prominent places, including the VVIP boxes as well as other entry and exit points.

Cricket body secretary Ashirbad Behera told The Telegraph that it had decided to beef up security measures ahead of the crucial match keeping in view the bottle-throwing incident at the stadium in October last year.

"This time, we will increase the number of CCTVs to 134 against 64 that were installed prior to the maiden T20 International between India and South Africa held on October 5 last year," said Behera.

A senior official said the upcoming match would be insured with Rs 21 crore, including the safety of spectators in case of any eventuality.

The association is also contemplating to increase the ticket quota to be sold online keeping in view the problems faced by people because of demonetisation. However, a final decision regarding this would be announced by the end of December. Usually, the cricket body reserves nearly 5,000 to 7,000 tickets for online sale. It has also planned to set up three dedicated ticket counters from January 16.

The fire services department has been asked to keep fire extinguishers in all the galleries and deploy three personnel during the match. Besides, the fire services will conduct a safety assessment to ensure that the extinguishers are operational. Revenue divisional commissioner A.B. Ota at the first preparatory meeting today also announced a complete ban on water bottles on the premises.

"It was learnt that the few mischief mongers during the last match were successful in throwing bottles to the ground as the height of the security nets was low. This time, the height will be raised," said Ota. Ota further said the severe indiscipline, particularly because of the bottle-throwing incident, had created bad name for the association as well as the state.

"The cricket body and the public health department have been asked to ensure that adequate provision of purified drinking water is made available to the spectators," Ota said.

The administration has also asked officials of the Japan International Co-operation Agency, Cuttack Municipal Corporation and the roads and buildings division to complete road repair by January first week.