The police has also put barricades and closed the adjoining roads for the general public from 12 p.m. till 7 p.m.

 

Following the visit of the US First family here, the city has got a massive facelift.

 

The administration has put up huge billboards, placards, cutouts and several posters welcoming the US President and his wife Melania.

 

The 13 km-long route from airport to Taj Mahal has been spruced up aesthetically and the US and Indian flags have been put up at roundabouts to give the area a festive look.

 

At many places on the route, the administration has made several statues of animals with flowers.

 

The walls have been adorned with paintings reflecting the Brij culture and architectural heritage of Agra, Victorian-style lamp posts have been installed and the lawns of the iconic Taj Mahal bedecked with colourful blooms as the historic city gears up to welcome the US President.

 

According to the administration, over 3,000 artists at 21 different locations will perform for the US President to welcome him in the city of love and at the airport over 250 artists will give special performance highlighting the culture of Uttar Pradesh like Brij, Awadh, special performance on Lord Krishna, dance-themed on Radha and many others.

 

The US President will arrive in Agra at 4.45 p.m. and reach the Taj Mahal by 5.15 p.m. Trump will then spend an hour at the Taj Mahal and then will take off for Delhi for his final leg of journey.

 

Trump along with wife Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law Jared Kushner and top US officials arrived in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Monday morning and was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

The couple will spend the five hours in Gujarat and then they would fly to Agra before moving to Delhi for the official reception and bilateral talks.

 

Trump will arrive at the Kheria airport here, where he will be received by Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

 

The two leaders, however, will not accompany Trump to Taj Mahal and will wait at the airport to send them back to Delhi.

 

This is Donald Trump's first State Visit to India and also the first standalone visit by a US President to India.