PM Modi’s Bengaluru visit: SPG, 1,000 cops deployed for security

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh is overseeing the arrangements.

Bengaluru : Elaborate security arrangements have been made across Bengaluru ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on November 13, with special attention being given to his travel routes, metro journey and public event venues.

A Special Protection Group (SPG) team arrived in the city nearly 10 days ahead of the visit and carried out detailed inspections of the roads along the Prime Minister’s proposed route, the metro arrangements and the venues where he is scheduled to attend programmes. CCTV cameras have been installed along the routes to ensure round-the-clock surveillance, according to sources.

Security personnel are also being deployed on the rooftops of high-rise buildings located along the Prime Minister’s route. Police teams are inspecting high-risk apartment complexes and have asked residents to provide details if new occupants have moved into their buildings. The SPG has also called for special checks on roads and continuous monitoring of sensitive locations.

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh is overseeing the arrangements. The security deployment includes three joint commissioners of police, 15 deputy commissioners, 20 assistant commissioners, 30 inspectors, more than 100 sub-inspectors and over 1,000 civil police personnel.

During his visit, Modi will attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kuteeram. He will later travel to Tavarekere Metro station to inaugurate the Namma Metro Pink Line and take a train from there to IIM Bengaluru Metro station.

The Prime Minister is also scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for various development projects in Bengaluru, collectively valued at more than Rs 15,600 crore.

In view of the visit, temporary traffic restrictions and diversions will be in force on several roads in the southern parts of the city. Police have appealed to commuters to use alternative routes to avoid congestion and follow traffic advisories.