PM Modi lands in Mumbai on two-day visit
Ahead of PM Modi’s two-day visit to Mumbai, Mumbai Police beefed up its Security in Mumbai and neighbouring Navi Mumbai around Navi Mumbai International Airport which he inaugurated on Wednesday 8 October. He also inaugurated the final phase of Mumbai Metro Line-3.
At 3 PM he undertook a walkthrough of the newly built Navi Mumbai International Airport. Thereafter, at around 3:30 pm, he inaugurated the Navi Mumbai International Airport and also launched various projects.
PM Modi also addressed the gathering on the occasion.
Markedly, Navi Mumbai International Airport is India’s largest Greenfield airport project, developed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). As the second international airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, NMIA will work in tandem with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to ease congestion and elevate Mumbai into the league of global multi-airport systems. The airport, designed to be among the most efficient in the world with 1160 Ha area, will eventually handle 90 million passengers annually (MPPA) and 3.25 million metric tonnes of cargo.
Police in both the cities are on high alert in view of the presence of the two top leaders, said a senior official.
Besides local police, personnel of the Special Protection Group (SPG), Special Protection Unit (SPU), Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and traffic police have been deployed as part of the security arrangement.
On Thursday October 9, PM Modi will host Starmer in Mumbai. They will attend the CEO Forum and 6th edition of the Global Fintech Fest.
The Prime Ministers of both countries will attend the CEO Forum at Jio World Center in Mumbai. Both leaders will later attend the 6th edition of the Global Fintech Fest. They will also deliver keynote addresses at the Fest.
News Edit KV Raman
