Bhubaneswar: Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place in the Odisha capital and its outskirts for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 25 (Sunday).

The authorities will deploy altogether 96 platoons of police force in the capital city and Jatni area for the high-profile visit.

As part of the security arrangements, 223 Sub-Inspectors (SIs) and Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASIs), along with 71 Inspectors-in-Charge (IICs), will be assigned security duties. A total of 37 Additional Superintendents of Police (ASPs) and Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) will also be deployed to oversee security arrangements.

In addition, 20 officers of the Additional SP and DCP ranks will be engaged in security management. Ten officers of the SP, DCP and Commandant ranks will also be entrusted with security responsibilities.

Besides, three Deputy Inspector General (DIG)-rank officers will be deployed as part of the heightened security arrangements, while an Inspector General (IG)-rank officer will supervise the overall security arrangements.

PM to inaugurate RBI data centre at Jatni

The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Odisha on Sunday to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data centre at Jatni on the outskirts of the capital city.

As per the tour programme, the Prime Minister will arrive at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in the capital city in a special aircraft of the India Air Force (IAF) around 4.10 pm on Sunday.

He is scheduled to reach Jatni in a helicopter and inaugurate the RBI’s greenfield data centre and training institute between 4.45 pm and 5.45 pm.

The Prime Minister will leave the Odisha capital and begin his journey for Delhi at around 6.35 pm.  

Built at an estimated cost of Rs 170 crore, the data centre is expected to strengthen data security and support the country’s digital infrastructure. Odisha is hosting the RBI’s second data centre in India.