Elaborate security arrangements have been made in view of the scheduled visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to attend convocation ceremony of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy at FRI on Friday.
He would stay the night at the Governor’s House on Friday and would fly to Badrinath to pay obeisance to the deity at the shrine on Saturday.
Senior administrative and police officers briefed the officers who have been deputed on the duty on VVIP security.
Additional police forces have been deployed to ensure fool-proof security arrangements during President’s tour of Uttarakhand, the officials said. In Dehradun district, the team that would be tasked with the VVIP security comprise 12 SPs/additional SPs, 16 DSPs, 26 inspectors/police station in-charge, 153 sub-inspectors, three woman sub-inspectors, 49 chief constables, 616 constables, 27 women constables, nine companies of PAC jawans, six armed chief constables, 40 armed constables, seven traffic inspectors, seven traffic sub-inspectors, 21 traffic head constables and 41 traffic constables.
Meanwhile, a day ahead of the President’s visit, a minute to minute rehearsal and debriefing involving the administrative officers and the policemen were held at Dehradun Airport, GTC Helipad and FRI on Thursday. Additional DGP (law and order) Ram Singh Meena, secretary (home) and Garhwal Commissioner Vinod Sharma, Garhwal Range DIG Pushpak Jyoti, DM SA Murugeshan, SSP Sweety Aggarwal and police officers were present during the rehearsal. later, the government brass officers reviewed security preparedness of President’s visit and gave necessary instructions to the officers concerned on the matter of security during the VVIP visit.
An administrative officer after the debriefing was over said that as per the proposed programme, President would land at Dehradun airport at 11.30 am on Friday. Governor, chief minister, chief secretary and DGP would be among the dignitaries who would receive the President at Dehradun airport from where he would fly to GTC Helipad. He would attend the convocation of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy at FRI from 12.05 pm. The convocation would continue from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm. After the convocation is over he is scheduled to reach Raj Bhawan at around 2 pm where he would stay for the night.
President would depart for Badrinath at 7.25 am on May 6. He is scheduled to fly back to Delhi at 11.30 am from Dehradun airport,” the officer informed.