Modi to host Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka at 'world's largest dining hall' in Hyderabad
Ivanka Trump will be leading the US delegation to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
Highlights
- 1The US and India will co-host the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad
- 2The three-day event begins on November 28: Tuesday
- 3Ivanka Trump will lead the US delegation to the summit
Tuesday - November 28 - is when the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) begins in the Telangana capital. Ivanka Trump will lead the American delegation to the event, which is co-hosted by the US and India.
With less than a week left for the GES, Hyderabad is getting decked up as it prepares to welcome 1,500 delegates from 150 countries.
The roads, many of them battered by rains, are being re-carpeted: municipal workers are filling up potholes and covering open manholes.
Over 200 beggars have been shifted to shelter homes in two jails. However, officials said they'd already working to make Hyderabad beggar-free and that the drive wasn't related to Ivanka Trump's visit.
WORKERS RACE AGAINST TIME
The venue of the three-day summit - a sprawling 35-acre campus which comprises the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) and the Hyderabad International Trade Expositions (Hitex) - was abuzz with activity, as workers raced against time to provide final touches.
Access to the HICC has already been restricted. Security personnel have erected barricades at all entry points, and are thoroughly checking visitors' identities before allowing them in.
HICC, a huge convention centre equipped with world-class infrastructure, is getting a facelift for the summit.
Work was in full swing at the HICC, where central government officials have already opened an office to ensure smooth arrangements for the summit.
The convention centre, where a 6,000-delegate plenary can be held, has hosted many global events since 2006. These include the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the Asian Development Bank meeting, the Global Investors Meet and the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
INAUGURAL SESSION
Ivanka Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural session on the evening of November 28. Trump will speak at another session the next day.
The inaugural plenary and other sessions will be held at the HICC, while the nearby Hitex complex will be used for other summit related activities.
Vehicles of officials, including security agencies could be seen zipping through the HICC-Hitex complex, located about three kilometres from Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy City, popularly known as Hitec City, the IT hub which houses several global tech giants.
Workers of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) were seen relaying one-km road that leads to the venue from Hitec City road. Work was also under way to relay footpaths, paint kerbs and flyovers and beautify medians.
Similar activity was seen on the road which leads to Westin Hotel in Mindspace Raheja ITPark, where Ivanka Trump is expected to stay during her two-day visit.
MODI, TELANGANA GOVT TO HOST DINNERS
Taj Falaknuma, the palace hotel where Modi will be hosting a dinner for Ivanka Trump and other delegates on November 28, and Golconda Fort, where the Telangana government is hosting a reception for delegates the next day, were also being spruced up.Falaknuma is located in the old city of Hyderabad, about 30 km from HICC. The area is virtually under the control of the police and security agencies working to ensure fool-proof security.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will host a dinner on November 29 at the historic Golconda Fort.
As both Ivanka Trump and Modi will have left the city by then, the dinner will be attended by other delegates.
"The state government is spending Rs 8 crore on organising the summit, dinner and transport arrangements," said Jayesh Ranjan, secretary, Information Technology and Commerce, Government of Telangana.
This doesn't include the money being spent by GHMC for beautification around the venue, Falaknuma, Golconda and also near the star hotels where the delegates will be staying.
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