Trichy police tighten security ahead of PM's visit
On Friday, police personnel and sniffer dogs were deployed near a private hotel in Cantonment and the govt circuit house complex at TVS Tollgate. They inspected the premises of both establishments and curtailed public movement in the areas.
Around 1,300 police personnel were engaged for security in multiple areas including the Trichy international airport where Modi will land on Saturday night after attending govt events including the opening of the expanded passenger terminal at Tuticorin airport.
From there, he will reach either the private hotel or the govt guest house by road.
On Sunday morning, the PM would reach Trichy airport to take a chopper to the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple in Ariyalur district. Once there, he would preside over the Aadi Thiruvathirai (birth anniversary) festival of Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I and commemoration of 1,000 years of the king's maritime expedition to southeast Asia.
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A temporary helipad for the PM's visit was constructed near the Chola-era temple, an Unesco world heritage site, and a trial landing of a chopper was conducted on Friday. After completing the temple event on Sunday afternoon, PM would return to Trichy and head back to New Delhi.
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