With Prime Minister Narendra Modi slated to arrive in Dehradun to attend the combined commanders conference being held at the Indian Military Academy on January 21, the Uttarakhand chief secretary M Ramaswamy on Tuesday chaired a meet with officials concerned to review arrangements for the prime minister’s visit to the provisional state capital Dehradun.
Addressing officials concerned, the chief secretary directed them to ensure fool-proof arrangements regarding security, transportation, health and electricity supply. It was stated in the meeting that the prime minister is scheduled to be at the IMA from 9 :30 AM to 3:30 PM on January 21. The traffic on the Chakrata Road here will remain diverted during this duration as it is during the passing out parade. On his arrival at the Dehradun airport, the prime minister is slated to be received by the governor Krishan Kant Paul along with the chief secretary and director general of police MA Ganapathy. At IMA, the prime minister will be escorted by the Garhwal commissioner, deputy inspector general of police, Garhwal, Dehradun district magistrate, Dehradun senior superintendent of police while specialist doctors, life saving medicines and ambulance will remain posted at the Dehradun airport and IMA. The DGP MA Ganapathy, additional chief secretary Omprakash, principal secretary of home, Umakant Panwar, Garhwal commissioner Vinod Sharma and other officials were present in the meeting.