In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State on Saturday, the Commissionerate police have deployed around 15 platoons of police force and 40 police officers in the State capital to provide security during his visit.
Speaking to mediapersons, Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty said Prime Minister Modi would arrive at city airport at 8.55 am tomorrow and leave for Talcher by helicopter at 9 am. In view of this, police have made security arrangements as per Blue Book.
Sources said Modi will reach Talcher at 9.45 am and later lay foundation stone for the Talcher fertiliser plant. He would also attend a public meeting in Talcher.
The PM would later leave for Jharsuguda at 11.35 am to inaugurate the much-awaited Jharsuguda airport.
He will also dedicate the new Jharsuguda- Sardega railway line and two coal mines of MCL and NTPC in Sundargarh district to the nation.
“Around 15 platoons of police force and 40 police officers have been deployed for the security of Modi in the city,” he said. Mohanty further informed that a contingency carcade plan has also been prepared for patrolling in and around the meeting venues.