Overview
- Murmu reached Shimla on Monday to begin her five-day stay and was welcomed by Governor Kavinder Gupta and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
- Police have deployed about 1,000 personnel, completed anti-sabotage checks, and split the city into sectors with brief curbs only during VVIP movement.
- Officials asked residents to avoid non-essential travel, follow diversions, and note that ambulances and fire engines will get priority.
- For the Atal Tunnel visit planned for Wednesday, the Army ran Mi-17 helicopter rehearsals at Sissu, tourism is limited between the tunnel and the helipad, and BRO teams will host the stop.
- Rashtrapati Niwas is closed to visitors through May 3, with the schedule listing a banquet on Tuesday, the Atal Tunnel on Wednesday, a university convocation and an 'At Home' on Thursday, and an Army Training Command visit on Friday.