India Gears Up For G20 Summit; Read All Major Steps Taken So Far

New Delhi: India is bracing up to host G20 summit and leaving no stone unturned to make it to be a successful global meeting whose main event is scheduled on September 9 and September 10 this year. The venue will be the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam convention centre at Pragati Maidan in Delhi.

It should be noted that the upcoming event will be a climax of all the G20 processes and meetings that had been held throughout the year. It will be the 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit.

The nation will host 29 heads of states along with high-rank officials of the European Union (EU) as well as 14 heads of international organisations. The summit will also be having other invited guest cuntries.

Meanwhile the national capital is going through makeovers and mockdrills to ensure that everything will be on its place when the guest will arrive.

Here are the preparations that Delhi has done so far to be a perfect host:

• US President Joe Biden and his entourage will stay in ITC Maurya and at least 400 rooms have been booked for them, reported media outlets. This is the same hotel that had hosted US Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama in the past.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping will also be coming down to Delhi for attending the summit and the government has decided that he should be staying at Delhi’s Taj Hotel.
• Indian-origin UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak along with a delegations from Germany will stay in Hotel Shangri-La preps.
• Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced to shut down all private schools and Delhi government offices from September 8 to 10. Even banks and commercial establishments will remain shut during this period in the Union Territory.
• The Delhi Police have been conducting mock drills in the area to ensure security and avoid any security threat. On August 21, one of such drills was held on roads major connecting Pragati Maidan.
• In a special training, the police is coaching their staff to deal with chemical and biological weapons to focus on their soft skills.
• Not just the Delhi but UP’s Noida that comes in Delhi-NCR also had a facelift as India’s guest may visit several industrialists here. Entrance of Noida that links to Delhi has been given a new makeover with greenery, new lights and other things for its beautification.
• Also, UP Police has urged people to remove religion-based stickers from cars as a part of the G20 summit. More than 1000 vehicles have recieved challans.

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