Chennai: The city police have put in place elaborate security arrangements for the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind today.
According to a senior police source, a large contingent of 5,000 personnel are deployed for the purpose and they will be guarding and monitoring the routes to be used by Kovind.
The President, who reached Chennai this afternoon, will be unveiling a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha in T Nagar later today.
As per sources, the city will be under a security wrap until tomorrow morning till he leaves for Nellore in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Security personnel will be on duty along the route he travels from the airport to Raj Bhavan and from there to the venue at T Nagar.
A strict security protocol will be followed at the event with muti-layer screening. Places such as city airport premises and surrounding areas, Raj Bhavan and T Nagar are under high alert due to the President’s visit. Kovind will stay at Raj Bhavan tonight and will leave for the airport at 8.15 am tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow, he will attend the 18th anniversary celebrations of the Swarna Bharat Trust in Venkatachalam. He will also visit the Akshara Vidyalaya.