The nation will celebrate its 70th Independence Day Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort at around 7.30 in the morning on the occasion.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir.
Top brass of the security establishment briefed him on the prevailing situation in the country and the steps taken to foil any attempt by terrorists and other elements to disturb peace.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, and chiefs of intelligence agencies were among those who attended the meet.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the national capital ahead of the celebrations and Delhi has been turned into a fortress.
Areas around the Red Fort are under massive security cover and a multi tier ground to air security ring has been put up. Paragliders and drone detectors are deployed around the Red Fort for the first time.
Several events have been organized in the run up to the Independence Day. The Prime Minister flagged off the Tiranga Yatra on 9th August from the birth place of the freedom fighter Chandrashekhar Azad in Madhya Pradesh.
The Yatra is aimed at invoking the patriotic fervor among the people from all walks of life holding aloft the Tricolour.
A week long Bharat Parv has been organized at the Rajpath Lawns in New Delhi by the Ministry of Culture.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has put on display a photo exhibition titled “Azadi 70 Saal- Yaad Karo Kurbani”. All important monuments in the country are being illuminated in Tricolour.