Keeping in view Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival here in Sunday evening, the Commissionerate police made elaborate security arrangements.
There was a three-tier tight security from the city airport to the Raj Bhawan during evening hours as the PM reached the airport at around 9.30 pm. One platoon of the CRP along with personnel of the Odisha Police was deployed.
The entire airport and the central Bhubaneswar area were declared a no-drone flying zone, said DCP Prateek Singh. A carcade rehearsal was conducted by security personnel.
As many as three DCPs, 10 ACPs, 17 IICs and 90 SI/ASIs kept vigil and 20 platoons of police force were deployed. The traffic system in the city was streamlined.
Barricades were put up on the road for the PM's carcade, said the DCP.
Notably, the Prime Minister would make a night halt at the Raj Bhawan. He is scheduled to address public meetings at Brahmapur and Nabarangpur on Monday.
