- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel holds a high level meeting in Gandhinagar on Friday to oversee security and and other arrangements for the match
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GANDHINAGAR, NOV 17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Richard Marles will watch the ICC Cricket World Cup final match to be played here on Sunday at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, as per the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office.
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An official release said Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel held a high level meeting in Gandhinagar on Friday to oversee security and and other arrangements for the match, which will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera.
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“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles will attend the match on Sunday. Chief Minister Patel reviewed security and other arrangements with top officials,” the release said.
The release said police officials informed the CM about the elaborate arrangements in place for the smooth conduct of the match, including the deployment of 4,500 personnel to provide security to the ground, teams, VIPs and to take care of traffic management.
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The Chief Minister instructed officials to ensure common people do not suffer due to VIP movement and asked them to provide proper information about closed roads and diversions to people in advance, the release said.
The Chief Minister also asked the officials to increase the frequency of metro trains running towards Motera station (near the stadium) for the convenience of fans, who are expected to reach the city from different parts of the country and abroad as well.
“The fire department has been deployed at the hotels where the cricket teams of India and Australia are staying. Additionally, 2-minute firefighters, three water bowsers, and six small vehicle-cutting rescue tools have been deployed in the stadium. Following protocol, a separate fire department team will be assigned to all VVIPs,” Jayesh Khadiya, Chief Fire Officer of the Ahmedabad Fire Department said.
While the Indian team reached here on Thursday evening, the Australian team reached the city on Friday.
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