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Security tightened for PM Modi’s Bhogapuram airport inauguration
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
Security is tight in Visakhapatnam ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on August 1 to inaugurate the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram. About 5,000 police personnel have been deployed, and a no-fly zone is in place for either 48 or 72 hours, depending on the source. Drones, paragliders and microlight aircraft are banned within a 5-km radius. The public meeting is expected to draw two to three lakh people. Modi will also inaugurate projects worth Rs 17,912 crore, including an aviation hub and a skill centre. Kuchipudi and Dhimsa dances are planned to welcome him.
The Indian Opinion
The three-lakh turnout and record dance attempts will grab headlines, but ordinary readers should watch whether the airport actually cuts travel time for Vizag residents once it opens. Security spending at this scale for a single event raises questions about cost versus operational readiness. Let's see passenger numbers and flight schedules in the first month, that will tell us if the infrastructure matches the political spectacle.
Sources (2): thehansindia.com, thehansindia.com (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
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