3000??? THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE??/??//? OMG!
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/obama-visit-maurya-hotels-virtual-tour-disabled-64070
Obama visit: Maurya Hotel’s ‘virtual tour’ disabled
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The Maurya Sheraton on Sardar Patel Marg has already been turned into a virtual fortress with multiple rings of security. The hotel will be out of bounds for public during his stay there.
Around 2,000 police and paramilitary personnel will be deployed in and around the hotel which had earlier hosted US Presidents Bill Clinton in 2000 and George W Bush in 2006 besides US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last year.
Proximity security to Obama will be given by his guards while the other cordons will be manned by personnel from Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel.
Sharp shooters are being deployed on high-rises on the routes which Obama takes to reach his destinations, the official said.
Security agencies are also ensuring fool-proof security for US First Lady Michelle Obama as she is expected to have her own programme during the visit.
She is expected to visit some places and attend programmes in the city.
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Obama visit: Ferry service to temporarily go off at Gateway
As part of security measures ahead of the US President’s visit in Mumbai, police have issued notices to boat operators asking them not to ferry vessels from the Gateway of India for three days beginning November 5. “No boat would ferry from the four jetties at the Gateway of India from November 5
for three days, owing to police orders. We were issued notices in this regard and were given security reasons for suspension of our boat services,” Iqbal Mukadam, General Secretary, Gateway Elephanta Jal-Vahatuk Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit said.
The orders have, however, upset boat operators as US President Barack Obama’s visit is coinciding with the most important business weekend.
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