Nagpur: President of India Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Nagpur on Tuesday evening for a three-day visit. The City police have meticulously planned a robust security arrangement to ensure the safety and smooth proceedings during the President’s stay in the city.
A contingent of approximately 750 officers and policemen will form a protective cordon around the Raj Bhavan in the Seminary Hills area during the President’s stay. Additionally, around 3,500 officers and policemen will be deployed at various locations throughout the city, said Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar on Monday.
The CP said that the police conducted an exercise for the convoys from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport to Raj Bhavan on Monday afternoon. Five Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), 16 Assistant Commissioners of Police, 15 special squads of Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), and two companies of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed from other districts to bolster security measures. Furthermore, additional police personnel have been reserved at the Police Headquarters and the Police Control Room, he added.
The CP claimed that there would be no road traffic blockades during the President’s visit. Traffic will only be momentarily halted for approximately five to seven minutes when the President’s fleet departs for movement.
Murmu to grace convocation event in Gadchiroli, open Sanskritik Kendra in Koradi
The President of India Droupadi Murmu will be on her maiden visit to Nagpur since assuming the office in New Delhi. The President has a packed schedule, which includes attending the convocation ceremony of Gondwana University in Gadchiroli and inauguration of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sanskritik Kendra in the premises of Mahalaxmi Jagdamba Temple in Koradi on the morning of July 5.
Prominent dignitaries, including Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais; Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh Banwarilal Purohit, who is also a Trustee and VicePresident of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai; Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, will be present to extend their warm welcome to the President.