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Coimbatore
Modi’s visit: Security tightened in Coimbatore
January 31, 2016
More than 5,000 police personnel have been posted on security duty across Coimbatore city for the visit of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on February 2. He will inaugurate a medical college attached to ESI, and will address a party gathering.
The police personnel have been drawn from all over the state. Nearly 450 policemen will be posted in the vicinity of the airport around 2.30 PM, when Modi arrives.
The Prime Minister will head straight to the ESI from the airport. About 1,000-strong SPG and Quick Reaction Force will be deployed en route as part of the five-tier security. The Government Guest House and Circuit House have also been brought under tight
security.
More than 500 police personnel will be manning the traffic, which will be diverted at certain places for the smooth movement of the VVIP.
