kolkata as the city gears up to host its first home match this ipl season with a hope of kolkata knight riders finding a place in the last four security near the eden gardens has been tightened massive traffic jams are expected in the esplanade area police said bus routes will be altered and buses diverted as and when required the kolkata police and detective department have laid down specific rules in this connection after a meeting on monday while 135 cctv cameras were installed in and around the eden gardens teams have been requested to inform the police whenever they leave their hotels security officers in plainclothes will escort players the moment they leave their rooms a senior police official said relatives and friends of players or franchise members will not be allowed inside their hotel rooms the cop said they may meet the players outside their rooms or at the hotel lobby he added a security ring was set up around itc hotel where teams have checked in a threetier security system comprising 8000 police personnel will be arranged around the stadium there will be a threetier security check from the gate of the stadium to the gallery said joint cp headquarters rajeev mishra officials of the special task force stf detective department and kolkata police will be present in the gallery of the stadium and near the dressing room in mufti police said during the match only players will have access to the dressing room or players arena we have also informed the ipls security division and babout these guidelines the official said