Preparations have begun in Meerut to welcome PM Narendra Modi on January 2, who is coming to lay the foundation stone of a sports university in Salwa village of Sardhana region, officials said. Meerut Divisional Commissioner Surendra Singh chaired a meeting where he discussed the arrangements to be made for the event with the police and district officials.

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After laying the foundation stone, some beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) are expected to be congratulated by PM Modi. The Commissioner gave directions about several requirements such as a helipad, parking, alternate traffic arrangements, security cordoning and issuing the passes for the programme.