WEB DESK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will welcome US President Donald Trump at Sardar Patel international airport, Ahmedabad on his arrival on 24th February.
According to official sources, President Trump will be given guard of honor at the airport on his arrival. After reaching Ahmedabad Airport, President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will first visit Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram.
After the brief visit of Sabarmati Ashram, they will reach newly built world’s largest Motera Stadium for main function Namaste Trump. AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports that preparations in connection with the visit of US President is in full swing.
Though the people of Ahmedabad had witnessed the visits of Chinese President and Japanese Prime Minister in recent past, but the visit of US President is much different from previous. The people of Ahmedabad are eagerly waiting to welcome the US President Donald Trump and US first lady Melania from Airport to Motera Stadium.
According to Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra, 1.20 lakh people are likely to attend the Namaste Trump -function at Motera Stadium, while around 2 lakh people are expected to gather during the high profile roadshow from Airport to Motera Stadium. Two control rooms have been set up to monitor the roadshow and Namaste Trump- function. Though the President and Prime Minister will use limited route for their roadshow, the big hoardings- welcoming them and marking Namaste Trump event have emerged all over the city. Public broadcaster Doordarshan will deploy 50 plus teams with 35 kilometer long fiber optic cable network for the worldwide live coverage.