Namaste Trump: Agra, Ahmedabad gear up for US President’s visit

Fresh coats of paint, uniformly coloured shop hoardings and newly dug pavements await US President Donald Trump on his scheduled maiden visit to the Taj Mahal on February 24. In pic: Fountains being cleaned at Taj Mahal ahead of Trump’s visit. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

The shopkeepers in Khushwah Market have been asked by the administration to remove individual hoardings at the shops and replace them with a reddish painted board bearing the establishment’s name in Hindi. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

Trump is likely to stay at Oberoi Amarvilas Hotel while visiting the Taj and attending a cultural programme. (ANI)

Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Agra, the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department has released 500 cusecs of water from Bulandshahr into River Yamuna to improve its “environmental condition”. One cusec is approximately 28 litres. (PTI)

Over 50 police control room vans kept at the parking of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international Airport in Ahmedabad ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit. The police said that the PCR vans have been stationed as pilot vehicles for the convoy of VVIP guests expected in the city. (Express photo: Javed Raja)

The Sabarmati Ashram, in Ahmedabad which sees unrestricted entry and movement on a normal day, has been deployed with police vans and security check at the entry gate with metal detector frisking and bag checks. (Express photo: Javed Raja)

Ahmedabad Police are expecting a total of 1,20,000 people to turn up at the newly built Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, which has a capacity of 1.10 lakh. (Express photo: Javed Raja)

According to Ahmedabad Police officials, a total of 15,000-20,000 people are expected to show up at the 22-kilometre long stretch from the Ahmedabad Airport to the Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati and the Motera stadium, to welcome Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and PM Modi. (Express photo: Javed Raja)

Touted as the biggest stadium in the world, the Motera stadium will be inaugurated by Trump in the presence of Modi, followed by a “Kem Chho Trump” event at the stadium premises. (Express photo: Javed Raja)

The US President and the First Lady will be given a guard of honour at the airport after which they will be taken to Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati and then to Motera stadium. (Express photo: Javed Raja)