Sunday 10th May, 2026
Srinagar, Feb 2: (UNI) All roads leading to S K International Conference Centre (SKICC) on the bank of famous Dal Lake have been closed for any civilian movement and sharps shooters have been deployed to foil any militant attack during the one-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Srinagar tomorrow.
Mr Modi is scheduled to visit all three regions of the state – Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh – to lay foundation stones and inaugurate various developmental projects on Sunday.
During his visit to Kashmir, the Prime Minister will lay foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Transit Accommodation for Migrant families and will also launch the SAUBHAGYA Scheme from SKICC tomorrow.
Dozens of suspected persons have been taken into preventive custody during the past few days, official sources said adding they will be released after the PM visit is over.
The traffic department has already announced traffic plan to regulate traffic during the visit of PM.
Braving chilly weather conditions due to below normal temperature, hundreds of paramilitary forces and state police personnel, holding automatic weapons, remained deployed on all roads leading to SKICC. The main busy road on the bank of Dal Lake at Badyari chowk has been closed with barbed wire and a large number of security forces have been deployed there. Only security force vehicles are being allowed to move. However, residents of localities on the bank of Dal Lake besides tourists are allowed to move from this chowk after their proper frisking and checking of vehicles and identity cards. The road from Nehru park to SKICC has been declared out of bounds for any civilian movement. The residents of Nishat, Shalimar, Harwan and other areas are being directed to take alternative route to reach their destinations.
In and around the SKICC large number of sharp shooters have taken positions to foil any attempt to cause disturbance during the PM visit. Security forces could also seen patrolling in Shikaras and water boats, keeping a close watch in the lake. Security forces, holding automatic weapons have also been deployed in the nearby hills to keep close watch with the help of binoculars.
Security forces continued intensified searches and frisking in different parts of the city, particularly in the civil lines, including historic Lal Chowk, the nerve centre of the summer capital.
Security forces have been conducting random search in the city. Meanwhile, checkpoints had been established by security forces at several places in the city and outskirts, checking passing vehicles, particularly two and three wheelers, and frisking travelers.
Meanwhile, police has deployed drones at some places in civil lines to keep a close watch on the movement of vehicles and people on roads.