5,000 police deployed as Modi set to inaugurate Bhogapuram airport

Nearly 5,000 police personnel will be deployed at Bhogapuram in Visakhapatnam district for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on August 1 to inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport. A no-fly zone has been declared for 72 hours, and drones, paragliders and unmanned aerial vehicles are banned within a 5-km radius of the airport, the public meeting venue and helipad from July 29 evening to August 1 evening.

The Prime Minister will arrive on a special flight from Delhi at 11:30 am and spend two hours and twenty-five minutes at the site. He will be welcomed by 200 classical dancers performing Kuchipudi and later by over 13,000 tribal women and students performing Dhimsa dance during his open-top vehicle procession to the public meeting, which is expected to draw 2 lakh people. The organisers are aiming for a Guinness World Record for highest participation.

Besides the airport, Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for projects worth Rs 17,912 crore, including an aviation hub, a skill development centre and an educity. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Governor S Abdul Nazeer will accompany him. Rehearsals are underway, and a fleet of buses will ferry attendees from across North Andhra.