Overview
- An official schedule says the visit opens in Imphal with a guard of honour, a polo exhibition at Mapal Kangjeibung, and an evening civic reception where she will launch and lay foundation stones for development projects.
- On Friday, the President will pay tribute at the Nupi Lal Memorial Complex and then travel to Senapati to address a public function and inaugurate or launch additional projects.
- Authorities have intensified security across Imphal with area domination patrols, frisking, anti-sabotage checks, route sanitisation, drone surveillance and continuous CCTV monitoring.
- CorCom has called a total shutdown for December 11–12 to oppose the visit, and officials are withholding the full itinerary on a need-to-know basis for security reasons.
- Manipur remains under President’s Rule after prolonged ethnic unrest, and the Kuki-Zo Council publicly welcomed the visit while urging attention to the plight of tribal communities.