Puri: Around 40 platoons of police will be deployed during President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Puri. The President is scheduled to arrive in the pilgrim town on a two-day visit starting February 19.
The district administration held a high-level meeting on Saturday on the security arrangements during Kovind’s visit. The meeting was attended by Puri Collector Samarth Verma and SP Kanwar Vishal Singh, among others.
“Preparations are in full swing for the President’s visit. Forty platoons of police will be deployed and around 200 officers will supervise the security arrangements,” Singh said.
As per the itinerary released by the President’s Office, Kovind will arrive in Puri in a helicopter at 3.25 pm on February 19. From the helipad, he will directly go to his hotel. He will go to Jagannath temple for darshan of the deities at around 5 pm.
On February 20, the President is scheduled to visit the Shri Chaitanya Gaudiya Mutt along Grand Road and attend a special function there.
From the mutt, the President will leave for a programme commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Srila Bhaktisidhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada at Saradhabali ground. In the afternoon, Kovind will return to Bhubaneswar.
This is the third visit of Kovind to the pilgrim town so far.
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