Army was deployed in Vadodara on Wednesday to quickly contain the situation and bring normalcy in the wake of violence triggered by the demolition of a dargah.
Nine to 10 columns consisting of about 1,000 army personnel have been deployed in Vadodara, Home Secretary V K Duggal told reporters after a meeting to review the situation was undertaken by the Centre.
Army is on standby in Ahmedabad, he said.
The decisions were taken after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Duggal added.