<p>Security will be strengthened in and around the Barabati Stadium in Odisha&rsquo;s Cuttack ahead of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/england-wicketkeeper-jamie-smith-likely-to-miss-first-two-odis-against-india-23478521" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>India-England</strong></a> cricket match on Sunday, officials said.</p>
<p>The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) will also undertake beautification, sanitation and fogging operations in the vicinity of the stadium for the second one-day international match, they said.</p>
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<p>A high-level meeting was convened here on Tuesday to review preparations for the match.</p>
<p>Officials from the district administration, the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), Odisha Olympic Association, police and health departments and the CMC attended the meeting to finalise the arrangements.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The entry and exit of people will be regulated through four designated gates, with personnel stationed to manage security and sanitation,&rdquo; Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jagmohan Meena, said.</p>
<p>The district health department will also deploy ambulances and medical teams for emergency response on the match day, while food safety officers will monitor hygiene standards at stalls.</p>
<p>To ease spectator movement, special bus services will operate from Cuttack's Netaji Bus Terminus, Trishulia and the railway station, the officials added.</p>
<p><strong><em>(With agency inputs)</em></strong></p><p>
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