Amit Shah arrives today, security beefed up, drones banned
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 04 2023:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who will arrive here in an Air Force plane on Thursday evening for inaugurating and launching various projects on January 6, reached Tripura on Wednesday evening.
Ahead of Amit Shah's visit, CM N Biren chaired a meeting with all the ruling MLAs and discussed the developmental initiatives and projects of the state at the CM's Secretariat on Wednesday.
During the meeting, deliberations were held on the preparation of Shah's visit to the state, including inauguration of projects and the various development projects taken up by the government along with the roles to be taken up by the ruling MLAs in their respective constituencies.
The home minister would be inaugurating projects worth around Rs 600 crore including those taken up during the previous term of the state government, on January 6.A reception party consisting of CM N Biren, Union MoS Dr RK Ranjan, Power minister Thongam Biswajit, Works minister Govindas Konthoujam, Textiles Commerce & Industries minister Nemcha Kipgen, PHE minister Leishangthem Susindro Meitei, Transport minister Khasim Vashum, BJP general secretary Abhay Giri, BJP state president A Sharda, other party office bearers, DGP and other top officials will be welcoming the union home minister upon his arrival at the airport around 7.45 pm.
Shah will then proceed for City Convention Centre and attend a cultural event, followed by dinner.
He will then stay the night at Classic Grande, Chingmeirong.
On January 6 around 10 am, he will visit Marjing Polo Complex under Heingang AC to inaugurate the completed Polo Statue.
He would then take a chopper from IGAR (South) helipad to go to 36 Assam Rifles HQ in Churachandpur, where he would inaugurate the Churachandpur Medical College.
Next, he will travel via road to INA HQ in Moirang to hoist the tricolour on a 165ft tall pole, after which he will attend a public meeting at Chengei Polo Ground, Moirang.
During the meeting, Shah will inaugurate several projects and lay the foundation stones of many others.
He will then distribute the appointment letters for India Reserve Battalion, Social Welfare and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj.
Two short films, War on Drugs' and Alternative Livelihood to Poppy Plantation' will also be screened on the occasion, followed by felicitation of village chiefs and chairmen who pledged not to plant poppies in some of the hill districts.
After the culmination of the programme, the union home minister will leave in a chopper from BSF HQ, Moirang and arrive at Imphal International Airport.
He will then leave for Dimapur in a chartered flight.
Some of the projects to be inaugurated by the union home minister include the Paid Private Ward of JNIMS, Megafruit building at Nilakuthi and Olympian Park at Sangaithel.
MLAS of the nearby constituencies have been tasked to supervise the gathering of the public at Imphal International Airport, Marjing Polo Complex, Churachandpur District HQ and Moirang.
To ensure that the high profile visit concludes without any hiccups, stringent security measures have been taken up in the state and No Fly Zones' declared on January 5 and 6, prohibiting operation of drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Imphal West and Bishnupur districts.
According to Bishnupur district magistrate Lourembam Bikram, the 'No Fly Zone for Drone and UAV' will be within one km radius area of NH-2 from Torbung till INA HQ, Moirang; Chengei Lampak, Moirang; and along NH-2 from Chengei Lampak till Ngangkhalawai Helipad Ground.
In an order issued on Wednesday, the DM specified that No Fly Zone for Drone and UAV will be enforced in the said areas and routes from 4:30 pm of January 5 till the time of the Union minister's departure on January 6.Furthermore, all unattended vehicles and construction materials piled up, if any, along the route shall have to be cleared by person/owner concerned within 10 am of January 5 failing which necessary actions will be initiated by SP Bishnupur, it further directed.
According to an order issued by District Magistrate Imphal West on Wednesday, in accordance with the request of Imphal West SP in connection with union home minister Amit Shah's visit to the state on January 5 and 6, operation of drones and UAVs are prohibited in some parts of Imphal West, including the roads to be travelled by Shah.
Thus, all drones and UAVs are prohibited from International Airport to Kangla Park and other key areas including Classic Grande from 4.30 pm of January 5 till his departure on January 6.In addition, any parked vehicles and construction materials piled along the routes to be travelled by the union home minister should be removed by 10am of January 5.Any failure to do so will invite strict action from the police, the order said.
On the other hand, Manipur Police carried out search operations at various places ahead of the Union Home Minister's visit to the state on Thursday.
As part of precautionary measures ahead of Amit Shah's visit, Imphal West district police commandos continued to conduct search operations at different locations of the district on Wednesday.
According to police, district commando personnel carried out searches at Kwakeithel Lamdong and Konjeng Leikai from 6:10 to 8:10 am during which a total of 70 houses were searched and 150 individuals including 11 bail-out UGs verified.
However, there is no report of any arrest.
In another search operation conducted at Dewlahland from 3.45 to 5 pm, the district commandos searched 70 houses including hotels and rented rooms and verified 120 individuals out of who one has been detained for further verification.
A similar search operation was conducted in Boragali area of Thangal Bazar from 4 to 4:40 pm.
The district police commandos verified 120 individuals out of which 3 were detained and handed over to City police for further verification.
Meanwhile, according to a source, union home minister Amit Shah initially was scheduled to arrive in Agartala on Thursday to take part in the election campaign for the upcoming polls in Tripura.
However, after a short communication, he reached Agartala on Wednesday evening.
Shah will be spending the night in Tripura and meeting with party leaders to discuss varied issues.
On Thursday, he will flag off a rath yatra of the party at two locations, namely a 190 km rath yatra from Dhar-managar in North Tripura and at Sabroom, located near the Bangladesh border.
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