Sri Lanka P M arrives at Mangaluru Airport; security stepped up in Manipal

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November 8, 2014

Mangaluru, Nov 8: Sri Lanka Prime Minister D M Jayaratne landed at Mangaluru International Airport on Saturday morning amidst tight security.

Mr Jayaratne, who will be the chief guest for the 19th convocation of Manipal University to be held at KMC Greens in Udupi today at 5 p.m. headed to Manipal by road.

Tight security measures are put in place in Manipal where the Lankan PM is expected to spend a day. He will travel back to Mangaluru Airport from Manipal on Sunday by road. The cavalcade will pass through National Highway 66.

P. Rajendra Prasad, Superintendent of Police of Udupi said that hotels and lodges have been asked to collect all information of all lodgers staying with them during this period and submit it to the jurisdictional police stations. They should gather all details of lodgers from other districts and States.

Hotels and other business establishments have been told not to allow parking of any vehicles during the period when the cavalcade travelled on the national highway.

Hotels and lodges have also been told not to let out rooms facing the highway and to keep the windows of these rooms shut.

In addition, all culverts and bridges on the national highway would be secured by the police. Bomb disposal squads and anti-sabotage teams would be pressed into service for thorough checking of the national highway on the two days.

“We are providing tight security to the Sri Lankan Prime Minister with minimum inconvenience to the local people living by the side of the national highway,” Mr. Prasad said.

The Manipal University convocation is spread over two days to facilitate distribution of degrees to over 3,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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