the $200M @ day amount is what the Indian sources reported, the WH refuses to admit exactly what the real costs are do to "national security".
So let's guess....How much does it cost to move 34 Naval vessels to India ?
How much is each ship's payroll ?
How much does it cost to equip each ship ?
How much does it cost to airfreight the president's helicopters to India ?
How much to move his 40 car caravan ?
A bomb-proof over-ground tunnel — to be installed by US military engineers in just an hour.
This tunnel would be a kilometre long and measure 12ft by 12ft — enough to let Obama’s cavalcade pass through. The tunnel would be centrally air-conditioned, fitted with close-circuit television cameras, and will be heavily guarded at every point, including, of course, its entry and exit.
Anyone care to estimate this cost ?
(TOI) – Eighty-foot-high towers being built around the ridge area in the capital are not just being erected for the security of US President Barack Obama but also to keep the monkeys in the vicinity at bay, police said.
Obama will be visiting the national capital and will be staying at ITC Maurya hotel, situated near the ridge area where the monkey population is high.
“As several incidents of monkey-menace have been reported from the area, we are keeping a watch on the simians,” a police officer said.
He also said that trained monkey-catchers will also be deployed.
Another cost to add up, along with all the coconut removal.