FOOL PROOF SECURITY FOR OBAMA'S VISIT

FOOL PROOF SECURITY FOR


OBAMA’S VISIT

An elaborate, fool proof security cover has been prepared by the Indian security and intelligence agencies in co ordination with the united states secret service for the visit of US president Barack Obama, who lauds in Mumbai on Saturday 6th November,2010 for a three day visit to India.

Over 500 US secret service personnel, 13 heavy llift aircraft with high-tech equipment, and three choppers will be in India for the visit. Teams of US security experts and secret sevice officials are already in Mumbai and Delhi,planning for Mr Obama’s visit and conducting rehearsals along with Indian agencies, police and the National security Guard.

The US secret service,one of America’s oldest federal investigative law enforcement agencies, has the key responsibility of protecting the US president,the vice president and others, a mission tasked to it in 1901 following the assassination of president William Mc Kinlay in Buffalo.

When the US presient travels, an advance team of secret,service agents works with the host city,state and local law enforcement, as well as public saafety officals, to jointly implement the necessary security measures.

During his visit to India, Mr Obama will be protected by a fleet of 34 warships, including an aircraft carrier which will patrol the sea lanes off mumbai coast during his two day stay in the commercial capital of the country.

Two jets, armed with advanced communication and security system’s and fleet of over 40 cars will be part of the presidential convoy .Around 800 rooms have been booked in the hotels where the president and entourage will be staying.

Personal from the local police in Mumbai and Delhi, along with the elite NSG crack commados and personnel from central paramilitary forces, will form the multi-tier security rings to guard Mr Obama.

Eight medical teams, each comprising a surgeon, a physician and an anaesthetist from the government, run JJ Hospital have been placed on Saturday for US president Barack Obama’s visit. Two cardiac ambulances will be on duty during Mr Obam’s stay in the city.



Prof.John Kurakar