PM on two-day visit to Andhra from Jan 2
Visakhapatnam,
Dec
29:
Prime
Minister
Manmohan
Singh
will
arrive
here
on
January
2,
a
day
before
the
inauguration
of
the
95th
Indian
Science
Congress,
officials
from
the
Andhra
University
and
the
District
Administration
today
said.
Sources said Dr Singh would arrive here by special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft at 1355 hrs. He would then leave for Eastern Naval Command by 1400 hrs and spend the day on board a ship. On the next day, he would inaugurate the Indian Science Congress and address the women SHGs members at the Port Trust Stadium after which he would fly to New Delhi, the officials added.
A tight security blanket would be thrown over the city and all the important roads would be closed to public transport during the PM's visit.
UNI