Security beefed up in Tripura for PM Modi's visit; trains arranged for ferrying people to rally venue
The Hindu
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Security has been tightened across Tripura for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's December 18 visit to the northeastern State, where polls are due early next year, officials said.
The PM is expected to land at the Maharaja Bir Bikram airport at 2.25 p.m. and leave for Vivekananda Ground in Agartala, where he would be addressing a rally amid tight security, said District Magistrate (DM), West Tripura, Debapriya Bardhan.
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He will also lay the foundation stones for a series of initiatives and inaugurate multiple projects, besides interacting with the beneficiaries of the Central and State governments, Mr. Bardhan stated.
The DM said that special trains have been arranged to ferry people from all over the State, to the rally.
Besides, buses will also be deployed for transporting the beneficiaries of government schemes to the public meeting, he maintained.
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