Overview
- The Special Protection Group has taken charge of Viveka Smaraka, Sri Ramakrishna Ashram and Ramakrishna Vidyashala on Saturday and has imposed entry bans and pass-only access at the sites.
- Authorities have deployed a multi-layered security cordon with more than 2,000 police personnel and heavy barricading along the PM’s planned air-and-road route through the city.
- The Indian Air Force conducted Mi-17 landing trials at the Oval Grounds and inspected temporary helipads as plans call for the Prime Minister to fly to Mysuru Airport by special plane, transfer to an IAF helicopter to the Oval Grounds, and continue by road to the venues.
- Civic teams resurfaced convoy roads, repainted college walls, installed LED lighting and planted saplings along the route, actions that have produced short-term road closures and local access restrictions.
- As a result of the tightened protocols, the Viveka Smaraka inauguration is closed to the general public and the Ramakrishna Vidyashala address is limited to invitees and pass holders, a move that will shape traffic and crowd plans for the rest of the day.