KANPUR: With President Ram Nath Kovind set to visit his native village Paraunkh in Kanpur Dehat for which he will take a train from Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station to reach city’s Kanpur Central railway station on Friday, security has been tightened in the region.
Drone cameras have been installed across the vital junctions for security purposes.
The President is expected to attend several functions and meet his family members and friends during his four-day visit to Kanpur and Kanpur Dehat, his native district.
Cops deployed at Kanpur Central railway station NSG and CRPF, besides RPF have deployed special units for the security of the President.
An Integrated Command Post has been created at the Circuit house for exchanging information for forces.
President Kovind will leave Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station in Presidential train at around 1.30 pm and reach Kanpur at 7 pm.
“On the way, the train will make two stop-overs, at Jhinjhak and Rura of Kanpur Dehat, where the President will interact with his old batch-mates from his school days and from early childhood days,” said a Rashtrapati Bhavan release.
The stop-overs of Jhinjhak and Rura are close to the President’s birthplace, Paraunkh, where two functions to felicitate him are scheduled on June 27.
On June 28, the President will board the train at Kanpur Central railway station to reach Lucknow for his two-day visit there.
The next day, he will return to Delhi on a special flight.
After assuming office, this will be the first time the President is visiting his birthplace.
“Though he desired to visit the place earlier, plans could not materialise because of the pandemic,” the release said.
After a long gap of 15 years, an incumbent President is making a train journey.
The last time was in 2006 when Dr.
A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam boarded a special train from Delhi to Dehradun to attend a passing out parade of cadets at the Indian Military Academy.
The country’s first President, Dr.
Rajendra Prasad, often undertook train journeys.
Soon after taking office as the President, he visited his birthplace Ziradei in Bihar’s Siwan.
He boarded the President’s special train from Chhapra to reach Ziradei where he spent three days.
He travelled across the country by train, said the release.