SPG tightens security, traffic curbs ahead of PM Modi’s Mysuru, Bengaluru visit

The Special Protection Group has taken control of the planetarium at the foot of Chamundi Hill in Mysuru and intensified security checks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on Friday, 13 November, for the inauguration of the Cosmology Education and Research Training Centre (COSMOS) and the Bharat Vana Miyawaki Mini Forest at K.C. Nagar. Iron barricades are being installed on main roads. Students invited to the inauguration have undergone background checks and been briefed on protocols. A final mock convoy drill is expected on Thursday, 12 November. Mysuru City Police have announced traffic diversions for 12 and 13 November on six stretches including Lalithadripura Road, IVAC Road and Chamundi Hill Road.

Separately, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh issued prohibitory orders declaring temporary no-fly zones within a one-kilometre radius of three locations from 7 am to 4 pm on 13 November, invoking Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. The zones cover the R.A. Mandurkar Fire and Emergency Services Training Centre Campus, Tavarekere Metro Station and the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Auditorium. The restrictions prohibit drones, UAVs and non-scheduled aircraft.