4,000 Police Officers to be on Duty During Prime Minister Modi’s Visit to Nagpur on Sunday

GG News Bureau

Nagpur, 10th Dec. Around 4,000 police officers from various units will be on security duty in Nagpur during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Sunday.

Top police officials reviewed security arrangements ahead of Modi’s visit, officials said on Friday.

On Saturday, police will conduct route trials in the presence of Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel, according to officials.

During his visit to Maharashtra’s second capital, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth Rs 75,000 crore, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in New Delhi.

The Prime Minister will flag off the Vande Bharat Express (between Nagpur and Bilaspur) and phase I of the Nagpur Metro.

According to the statement, PM Modi will also lay the groundwork for Nagpur Metro Phase-II, inaugurate the first phase of ‘Samruddhi Mahamarg,’ which connects Nagpur and Shirdi, and dedicate to the nation an AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in the city’s MIHAN area.

The prime minister will launch and inaugurate railway projects worth more than Rs 1,500 crore at a public function in Vidarbha, according to the PMO.

According to a tentative tour itinerary shared by the local administration, the PM will arrive at Nagpur’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport at 9.40 a.m. from New Delhi and proceed to the city railway station to flag off the Vande Bharat Express.

Later in the day, he will attend various functions before departing for Goa.

Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar finalised the security arrangements, under which around 4,000 personnel will be deployed and they will be supported by Quick Response Teams, the Riot Control Police and Home Guards, said the officials.

Around 1,000 police personnel will be deployed at the AIIMS premises alone, they added.