Security beefed up for PM Narenda Modi’s visit to Chennai today

Chennai | Saturday | 24th February, 2018

Summary:

more-inSecurity has been beefed up across the city in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here to launch the AIADMK government’s flagship programme — the Amma scooter scheme — on Saturday evening. Police said vehicular traffic on arterial roads will not be disturbed much since the Prime Minister will travel most of the distance by helicopter. Saturday is former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary. Mr.

Modi will fly down in a chartered aircraft to the Chennai airport for a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry. While the Special Protection Group handles the core security for the Prime Minister, other paramilitary forces, such as the Central Industrial Security Force, Armed Police personnel and the city police, are working round the clock..