"Delhi Police has strong security arrangement": Special CP Law and Order Dependra Pathak on G20 Summit
Sep 07, 2023
New Delhi [India], September 7 : As the national capital gears up for the G20 Summit under India's Presidency, Special Commissioner of Police (law and order) Dependra Pathak on Thursday said that Delhi Police has a strong security arrangement in place.
"Delhi Police has a strong security arrangement...As there are international and national ramifications of G20 it is important to examine border areas, pickets, communally sensitive areas or protest-prone areas, so the arrangements are made everywhere. Police also have strategic preparation in check," Special CP Law and Order Dependra Pathak told ANI.
Earlier on Tuesday, the senior police officer said that the law and order arrangements during the mega summit would be flawless.
India is all set to host the G20 Summit in New Delhi from September 9-10.
India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1 last year and about 200 meetings related to G20 were organized in 60 cities across the country.
The Group of G20 (G20) comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States along with the European Union. Currently, G20 members account for more than 80 per of the world's GDP, 75 per cent of global trade, and 60 per cent of the global population.
Hotels have been booked across Delhi to accommodate world leaders. Preparations and security checks are underway in the national capital for the upcoming G20 summit. World leaders, including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, among others, will be in India to attend the G20 summit.
The summit is scheduled to be hosted at the state-of-the-art Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan in the national capital. The 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will be a culmination of all the G20 processes and meetings held throughout the year among ministers, senior officials, and civil societies.
