Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay will inaugurate the Periyar Arivulagam and Science Centre at Gandhipuram in the city on Friday.The visit will include a public reception, inauguration of facilities, distribution of welfare assistance and other official engagements. The chief minister will visit the facilities at the Periyar Knowledge Centre including the library, a children’s library, and a reading section.Following the programme, Vijay is scheduled to leave for the Armed Reserve Police grounds in Coimbatore from where he will travel to Thrissur in Kerala by helicopter. A dedicated helipad is being set up for the purpose.Security has been intensified across Coimbatore in view of the chief minister’s visit. Barricades have been erected along Avinashi Road and at several locations, including the airport, Peelamedu and Red Fields. Around 3,500 police personnel have been deployed for security.The Periyar Knowledge Centre initiated by the previous DMK government has been constructed in approximately seven acres of land belonging to the prison department, located on Nanjappa Road opposite the Gandhipuram central bus stand in Coimbatore. The public works department had started construction work in November 2024.
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