Mysuru, Nov. 11 -- The Special Protection Group (SPG) has taken control of the planetarium at the foot of Chamundi Hill today and stepped up security checks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mysuru on Nov. 13 for the inauguration of the Cosmology Education and Research Training Centre (COSMOS) and the Bharat Vana Miyawaki Mini Forest at K.C. Nagar.

As part of the security arrangements, iron barricades are being installed on either side of the main roads leading to the planetarium and the mini forest. Workers are being allowed into the premises only after thorough checks at the entrances.

The authorities have also carried out background checks on students invited to attend the planetarium inauguration and briefed them on t...