The US will be spending a whopping $200 million per day on President Barack Obama’s visit to the city. “The huge amount of around $200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit,” a top official of the Maharashtra Government privy to the arrangements for the high-profile visit said.
About 3,000 people including Secret Service agents, US government officials and journalists would accompany the President. Several officials from the White House and US security agencies are already here for the past one week with helicopters, a ship and high-end security instruments.
“Except for personnel providing immediate security to the President, the US officials may not be allowed to carry weapons. The state police is competent to take care of the security measures and they would be piloting the Presidential convoy,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
Navy and Air Force has been asked by the state government to intensify patrolling along the Mumbai coastline and its airspace during Obama’s stay. The city’s airspace will be closed half-an-hour before the President’s arrival for all aircraft barring those carrying the US delegation.
The personnel from SRPF, Force One, besides the NSG contingent stationed here would be roped in for the President’s security, the official said.
The area from Hotel Taj, where Obama and his wife Michelle would stay, to Shikra helipad in Colaba would be cordoned off completely during the movement of the President.
{NDTV.com/Matzav.com Newscenter}
And we have how many people looking for work? Can you remind me please I’m forgeting.
Raglei di-inish inhu arvie bai
he shouldn’t go! What a waste of money!
PLEASE TELL ME THEY ARE JOKING. PLEASE! 200 MILLION A DAY???? WHO ASKED THIS GUY TO GO TO INDIA?!!!
Has this man lost his mind? His citizens are homeless, jobless, hopeless etc. and he runs around like everything is just rosy. I really think he’s delusional.
DIsgraceful! Marie Antoinette lives on!
He’s NOT worth $200.00 let alone 200 million. Absolute joke!
how many days will he be there
World Peace Conference in Jerusalem in 2011 will cost $420 Million. 0.042% of the global defence budget. Isaiah’s prophecies must get a look in. G-d has a plan. He will not be denied.
Ah shud dey gelt
Cut the trip short by two and a half days and save HALF A BILLION DOLLARS!
http://costofwar.com/
oops, I guess visiting India doesn’t look too bad now.