An city in western India has made a controversial decision to erect a wall that conceals slum districts from view, in preparation for a planned visit by US President Donald Trump. <br /><br />The wall is being built across a road section in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. <br /><br />The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) erected the four-foot-high wall to hide slums along the route that Donald Trump's motorcade will pass through on the planned visit of February 24. <br /><br />Some sections were built to a height of around six feet, but after widespread coverage of the wall's construction, the height was lowered to four feet for the rest of its length. <br /><br />Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra responded to criticisms about the wall on Twitter saying: "The decision to build a four-feet wall was taken two months ago to prevent encroachments on the footpath and road," <br /><br />"Eighteen roads of about 20 kilometers (12 miles) in length from Ahmedabad Airport to Motera Stadium have been widened or re-laid," Nehra said, adding that the improvements had been planned before Trump's visit was confirmed.<br /><br />The US president is slated to address a 100,000-strong audience at the Motera stadium.
