1,000 cops deployed at UP's Hindon Airport

For the security of G20 delegates…


On Wednesday, a thousand police personnel were deployed for the security of delegates arriving for the G20 Summit at the Hindon Airport in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) district.

Police will also be deployed on rooftops of high-rise buildings adjoining the airport.

Residents of nearby villages have been said to avoid terraces during the movement of delegates, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Trans Hindon) Shubham Patel told news agency PTI.

He added that personnel have also been deployed on rooftops in these areas.

A thousand personnel from the civil and traffic police have been deployed to look after the security of foreign delegates from the airport to the border with Delhi.

From Thursday evening, no heavy vehicles will be permitted to enter Delhi. This plan will remain in force till the end of the G20 Summit, Patel added.

Light motor vehicles will not be allowed to ply towards Delhi during the movement of the delegates from Ghaziabad to Delhi.

All heavy vehicles will move towards Delhi via the Eastern Peripheral Expressway and National Highway 9, he said.

In emergency cases, people may seek the help of traffic police personnel. Notices have been served to locals, Patel added.


 
 
 

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