Independence Day Live: PM Modi Set To Deliver 11th I-Day Address, Top Leaders Arrive At Delhi's Red Fort

<p><strong>Independence Day 2024 Live Updates:</strong> Hello and welcome to the Live blog brought to you by ABP Live. Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining the 78th Independence Day celebrations.</p> <p>Every year India celebrates August 15th as its Independence Day, remembering the day the country was freed from the clutches of British colonialism after over 200 years. This year too, India is all set to religiously celebrate the big day with great fervour, marking the 78th Independence Day to honour the sacrifices of freedom fighters and seveal others who laid down their lives to get India its long due freedom.</p> <p>Ahead of the Independence Day, security was tightened across the nation with over 10,000 policemen, snipers, and facial recognition cameras deployed in Delhi to maintain law and order.</p> <p>Security camps were also set up in 13 villages in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bastar region where the Tricolour will be hoisted for the first time today.</p> <p>Over 10,000 police personnel and 3,000 traffic police personnel have been deployed in Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag at the Red Fort for the 11th consecutive year.</p> <p>"Snipers, elite SWAT commandos, kite catchers and sharpshooters will be positioned at strategic locations for the security of the prime minister and other VVIP guests," a senior officer said. Mock drills were conducted in VVIP areas on August 14.</p> <p>Besides this, around 700 AI-based facial recognition CCTV cameras were installed in central and New Delhi ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.</p> <p>The high-resolution pan-tilt-zoom features of these cameras enable the identification of a person from a distance.</p> <p>All borders of the national capital from Uttar Pradesh-Delhi and Haryana-Delhi have been sealed for the entry of commercial heavy vehicles movements.</p> <p>The vehicles will only be allowed to enter the national capital after being checked properly.&nbsp;</p> <p>Delhi Traffic Police had issued an advisory on Thursday, informing the public about route closures, alternative routes, and diversions around the Red Fort.</p> <p>18 Delhi Police personnel will be awarded the President's Police Medal on August 15. While two of them will receive the medal for their distinguished service, 16 others will be awarded for their meritorious service.</p> <p>President Droupadi Murmu had also addressed the nation on the eve of the 78th Independence Day.</p>

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