Potholes ridden road blessed with repair!

Team Udayavani, Apr 10, 2019, 3:32 PM IST

Mangaluru: In the backdrop of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city on April 13^th, DK district administration, police department have conducted extensive preparations and the district administration has come forward to repair the road leading from Mangaluru International Airport to Nehru Maidan in the city.

The PM will be arriving to the city in a car from the airport and in this backdrop, the potholes in ridden road is getting a new look. The 1km stretch of the road from MIA to the main road is ripe with potholes and presently is undergoing repair work. Re-asphalting work is being done her by the Public Works Department (PWD) since the last two days. Besides the numerous potholes along the road leading to Mangaluru is being patched up. The repair work is being done in view of security. The work will be carried out on Wednesday and Thursday.

Cars will come on train!

PM Modi will be reaching MIA on a special plane on April 13^th. Later he will arrive at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru in an armored car. Hence, the car transporting the PM will be brought to Mangaluru by train. Previously once, it was brought in a plane. Other times it was brought through the train itself.

This time too, the car has been planned to be transported to Mangaluru railway station on a train on April 11^th or 12^th. Later the car will be parked within the limits of the Police Commissioner’s office.

2 time rehearsal

Complete bandobast has been done along the road leading from MIA to Nehru Maidan. In the backdrop of security, a rehearsal will be conducted along the route a day before the arrival of PM. PM’s vehicle as well as the escort vehicles will move along the route from MIA to Nehru Maidan. On April 13^th too, a rehearsal will be conducted before the arrival of the special plane to MIA.

Special security force to reach Mangaluru today

In the backdrop of PM’s visit to the city on April 13^th, the officials of the special security force responsible for the security of the PM will reach Mangaluru from New Delhi on a preliminary basis on April 10^th. The officials’ team will conduct inspection along their way from MIA to Nehru Maidan in the city, informed police sources.

Action from security POV

“In the backdrop of PM Modi coming in car, the direction to repair the road has been issued from the security point of view. Accordingly, road work has been taken up from MIA to Mangaluru,” explained Sasikanth Senthil, Deputy Commissioner, DK