Preparation to welcome US President Donald Trump is going on in full swing and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is reportedly building a wall to mask a slum along a route likely to be taken by Trump while visiting the city during his two-day visit to India on February 24-25.

During his visit to the nation, PM Narendra Modi isexpected to take him on a roadshow.

According to reports, the wall will go up on theroad connecting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to IndiraBridge. According to a senior municipal official, the 6-7 feet high wall isbeing erected to cover the slum area on an estimated 600-meter stretch whichwill be followed by a plantation drive along the stretch.

The administration intends to plant date palms alongthe Sabarmati riverfront.

The slum, however, inhabits over 2,500 people andhosts 500 kaccha houses.