Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police Department has deployed extra police force in Vellore ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit on April 10.
An official said that around 4,500 police personnel will be deployed in the region and four Superintendents of Police will supervise them.
Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai SPs will be supervising the security arrangements.
The Prime Minister will address a public meeting at Vellore Fort to garner votes for the NDA candidates of Vellore, Arakkonam, Arani, and Tiruvannamalai constituencies.
Addressing media persons on Monday, Vellore SP, N. Manivannan, said that adequate security measures have been put in place ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit to the fort town.
He said that the security arrangements at the fort complex and other routes are being reviewed on a daily basis. The officer also said that all public spots like bus terminus, railway stations, and markets are under continuous surveillance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fly from Chennai to the under-construction airport on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH44) on the outskirts of Vellore town.
He will proceed to the town, around 30 km from the airport, by road.
The BJP Tamil Nadu unit in a statement on Monday said that Prime Minister Modi will address a public meeting at the open ground in the fort complex in the town.
The scheduled time for the public meeting is between 10.30 a.m. and 12 p.m., after which he will fly back to Chennai.
Sniffer dogs from the Police Dog Squad have also been deployed to detect any explosives in railway stations, bus terminals and other important public spots in the area.
–IANS