Chief Minister Joseph Vijay is scheduled to inaugurate the Periyar Arivulagam, a ₹300-crore library and science centre in Gandhipuram in Coimbatore today.
Vijay will arrive from Chennai by air and travel by car from the airport to the venue.
He is scheduled to unveil a statue of Periyar on the library premises and visit the library and science centre.
A stage is being set up for the inauguration, while armed police personnel have been deployed round the clock to provide security.
The premises has been decorated ahead of the event with landscaping work, including the installation of lawns and ornamental plants, is also under way at the roundabout near Uppilipalayam on the new Avinashi Road flyover.
Security arrangements are in place along the route the Chief Minister will take, with metal barricades installed at key locations.
Around 2,000 police personnel are expected to be deployed from the airport to the library and in surrounding areas.
Drone flights have been prohibited in designated red-zone areas as well as along Avinashi Road, in Gandhipuram and around the venue.
Road improvement works are also under way on Avinashi Road and Nanjappa Road in Gandhipuram, including the resurfacing of damaged stretches and painting road markings.
After the inauguration, the Chief Minister will travel by car to the Police Training School grounds, from where he is scheduled to fly by helicopter to Kerala.
Preparations are under way to set up a helipad at the grounds, with police making the necessary security arrangements.
