lucknow would be turned into fortress on Friday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit State capital for four hours in which he will attend three
functions.
Elite force like SPG and NSG have been camping in city. PM's security would comprise five circles with elite forces manning the first three inner circles.
Under the security arrangements, the routes by which the prime minister will travel to the reach Baba Sahib Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Colvin Talukkedars College and Bhimrao Ambedkar Sabha. The prime minister will be in the state capital for three hours and accordingly the lucknow police had made security arrangements. The police teams including the anti sabotage teams are patrolling in the areas in which the programme are scheduled and will continue the patrolling round the night.
According to lucknow police, the prime minister will land at Amausi airport at 1.55 pm and will leave for BBAU to take part in a function there. He then will leave for Colvin Talukkedars College to attend a function there. He then will leave for Ambedkar Sabha and later will leave for Amausi airport at 5.15 pm.
Twelve companies of Central Para Military Force, 8 companies of PAC, 12 officers of SP rank, 30 officers of ASP rank, 55 officers of Circle officer rank, 40 inspectors, 30 station officers, 450 sub inspectors, 75 women sub inspectors, 125 head constables, 3250 constables, 225 women constables, 12 traffic inspectors, 95 traffic sub inspectors, 90 traffic head constables and 550 traffic constables will be engaged in the security arrangement.
For the VVIP movement the traffic restriction/ diversion will be imposed in the state capital. Vehicle coming from Kanpur will be restricted/diverted one hour before the PM fleet heads for BBAU in Sarojini Nagar area. No vehicle will be allowed to move towards BBAU via Shaheed Path turning. Similarly vehicles coming from Sultanpur road/ Rae Bareli will be restricted/ diverted one hour before the VVIP flee movement and start of the program at the BBAU. The restriction/ diversion will be implemented on vehicles coming towards Hardoi and going towards Amausi airport. On the other hand, general traffic will remain restricted to move via Ram Bai Ambedkar Rally ground (police out post) to reach BBAU.
Areas like Utretiya Shaheed Path, Omex City, Sharda Nagar, Maurya Inter College and road before the BBAU will be cordoned and traffic movement will be restricted also.
For PM's another program, traffic movement at Royal Hotel Crossing, Capital Tri-section, Hazratganj crossing and Vidhan Sabha Marg will remain restricted for one hour before the PM's fleet movement and till he leaves for another venue on Friday. Commercial and heavy vehicles will be diverted at KKC trisection to reach their destination. The traffic will be diverted left at Husainganj crossing and left at Vaikuntha Dham turn accordingly. Similarly the general traffic will be passed via Dainik Jagran crossing. Vehicles coming towards Hazratganj via the cantonment area will be passed straight via Gold Club and Gandhi Setu.
The traffic movement at IT crossing will not be allowed to move through Reserve Police lines. The traffic will remain diverted/ restricted at Subhash /Parivartan Chowk also. The traffic police said if there was any program scheduled at Raj Bhawan then the traffic movement between Bandariyabagh crossing and Raj Bhawan will be restricted.