Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the State, Chief Secretary AP Padhi reviewed the security arrangements for his movement from the city airport to the Raj Bhavan and from there to the Janata Maidan and night halt at the Governor’s House.
“The Prime Minister would stay in the city for two days, on April 15 and 16. We planned out strategies to ensure that his visit, movement and stay are hassle-free,” Padhi told reporters after chairing a coordination meeting of different departments.
Home Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy presented all data regarding the Prime Minister’s tour as availed from the PMO. The Chief Secretary told Secretaries of all concerned departments that the Prime Minister’s protocol and security are to be given highest priority.
According to the schedule, the Prime Minister would arrive at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in the afternoon on April 15 and directly move to the Raj Bhavan. In the evening, he would go to the Janata Maidan to attend the BJP national executive meeting. He would stay in the Raj Bhavan for the night.
On April 16 morning, the Prime Minister would again go to the Janata Maidan to attend the party meeting. He would be back to Surat in Gujarat in the afternoon. Among others, Development Commissioner R Balkrishnan, DGP KB Singh, Energy Secretary Hemant Kumar Sharma, Works Secretary Nalini Kanta Pradhan and senior officers of the Central Government were present.