Mysuru: The city is all geared up for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the city this afternoon.

PM Modi, will fly along with Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar in a MI-17 Helicopter from Bengaluru and will land at Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Helipad near Lalitha Mahal Palace at the foot of Chamundi Hill at 3.20 pm. From the Helipad, he will travel by road to COSMOS-Mysuru Planetarium built at the extended campus of the University of Mysore at the Chamundi Foothill, passing through Kurubarahalli Circle.

State-of-the-art COSMOS Planetarium to be inaugurated by PM Modi this evening in Mysuru.

Upon his arrival at the Helipad, the PM will be received by District In-charge Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Regional Commissioner Nitesh Patil, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, MCC Commissioner M.K. Savitha, other officials, Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa and other select BJP leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar jointly flagged-off Pink Line of Bengaluru Metro at Tavarekere Metro Station this morning and also took a ride. They were accompanied by Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, Governor Dr. Sudha Yadav and Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byregowda.

Road show

While travelling by road, the PM will hold a mini road show along the entire route to the Planetarium, waving to the crowds. Upon reaching the Planetarium, the PM will be received by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other dignitaries.

After inaugurating the tilted LED Planetarium, the first of its kind in the world built at a cost of Rs.115 crore ,  Modi will take part in the stage programme, during which he will watch the wonders of the skies and the Universe sitting in the Amphitheatre of the Planetarium.

After the programme, Modi will travel by road to Mysore Airport at 5.45 pm from where he will fly back to Delhi in an IAF BBJ Helicopter at 6.05 pm.

Roads closed

 As a security measure, the city Police have imposed a ban on vehicular movement on all  roads from 12 noon till 7 pm, where the PM will pass through while travelling from Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Helipad to the Planetarium. The  Police have placed barricades and SPG conducted thorough checks on the route. Also, a No-fly Zone, banning flying of all types of drones, has been declared in 5-km radius of the Planetarium. The public have been asked to take alternative road to Chamundi Hill till the ban orders are in force.

This is the second visit of PM Modi to Mysuru this year, with the first one being on Aug. 1, when he inaugurated Viveka Smaraka built by Sri Ramakrishna Ashram.

PM Modi in Bengaluru

Earlier, Modi who arrived from Delhi to Bengaluru at 10.05 am, took part in numerous programmes at the State capital before leaving for Mysuru along with CM Shivakumar at 2.30 pm. Upon his arrival at HAL Airport in Bengaluru, the PM was received by Governor Dr. Sudha Yadav, CM Shivakumar, Union Minister V. Somanna and other officials.

Virtual inauguration

In Bengaluru, Modi inaugurated the 7.5 kms new Namma Metro network and other power projects, dedicated doubling of Bagalkot-Wandal Rail line, electrification of Sakleshpur-Subramanya Road Ghat section, Devanagonthi Marketing terminal of MRPL and other projects, laid foundation stone for a slew of projects which included Transmission scheme for integration of Davangere/Chitradurga and Ballari REZ and GAIL’s compressed Bio-gas plant and flagged off Bengaluru-Madgoan Vande Bharat Express, many of them through virtual mode.