Cars, cargo for President Xi’svisit to arrive in Chennai by special aircraft
Chinese officials inspect security arrangements at airport
06/10/2019, SUNITHA SEKAR,CHENNAI
Chinese officials inspect security arrangements at airport
06/10/2019, SUNITHA SEKAR,CHENNAI
A wall painting at Gate Number 5 of Chennai airport.B. Velankanni RajB. Velankanni Raj
A special aircraft carrying cars and cargo from China is expected to arrive at Chennai airport in a few days, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit next week.
“A Boeing 747 may be arriving early next week carrying their cars. It is not clear how many will be transported. The aircraft will carry everything the Chinese President and his personnel will need for their stay here for two days from 11 October to 13 October,” an official said. Inspection was recently done by Chinese personnel in the airport to check for security and other arrangements and in a few days, personnel from the Special Protection Group (SPG) too will arrive in the city to carry out their inspection of the airport, sources said.
For the brief period when the Chinese President arrives, there will be no domestic and international flights; airlines will be informed to reschedule the timings of the flights.
When the Chinese President’s aircraft lands, there will be dance and music and a space is being earmarked for it in the operational area of the airport, another official said.
The airport has already been abuzz with a slew of activities to prepare for his visit and to spruce up the premises.
Officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI) said the walls near gate no.5 and 6 were being repainted now; soon, there would be murals in the walls. A mini roundtana like facility would be created with landscaping. “A massive cleaning of sorts is happening in the airport so that there is no issue of any sort,” he added.
A vertical garden would also be created in the Chennai Metro Rail pillar near the Meenambakkam station as well.
Metro Rail
In lieu of this visit, Chennai Metro Rail has begun cleaning their pillars and removing all kinds of posters. They have warned that pasting of posters will make the individual or firm liable for imprisonment up to a term of six months. Or a fine of ₹1,000 will be imposed.
According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), there may be some rearranging of security personnel in stations to ensure safety.
A special aircraft carrying cars and cargo from China is expected to arrive at Chennai airport in a few days, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit next week.
“A Boeing 747 may be arriving early next week carrying their cars. It is not clear how many will be transported. The aircraft will carry everything the Chinese President and his personnel will need for their stay here for two days from 11 October to 13 October,” an official said. Inspection was recently done by Chinese personnel in the airport to check for security and other arrangements and in a few days, personnel from the Special Protection Group (SPG) too will arrive in the city to carry out their inspection of the airport, sources said.
For the brief period when the Chinese President arrives, there will be no domestic and international flights; airlines will be informed to reschedule the timings of the flights.
When the Chinese President’s aircraft lands, there will be dance and music and a space is being earmarked for it in the operational area of the airport, another official said.
The airport has already been abuzz with a slew of activities to prepare for his visit and to spruce up the premises.
Officials of Airports Authority of India (AAI) said the walls near gate no.5 and 6 were being repainted now; soon, there would be murals in the walls. A mini roundtana like facility would be created with landscaping. “A massive cleaning of sorts is happening in the airport so that there is no issue of any sort,” he added.
A vertical garden would also be created in the Chennai Metro Rail pillar near the Meenambakkam station as well.
Metro Rail
In lieu of this visit, Chennai Metro Rail has begun cleaning their pillars and removing all kinds of posters. They have warned that pasting of posters will make the individual or firm liable for imprisonment up to a term of six months. Or a fine of ₹1,000 will be imposed.
According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), there may be some rearranging of security personnel in stations to ensure safety.
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