Bhubaneswar: President of India Droupadi Murmu today arrived in Bhubaneswar on a two-day visit to Odisha.
She was received at the Biju Patnaik International Airport by Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik along with other dignitaries and officials.
The President was accorded a Guard of Honour at the Airport. The President left for Puri immediately from the airport in an Air Force Helicopter. She will offer prayers at the Lord Jagannath Temple and have Maharasad there. She will also garland the statue of Pandit Gopabandhu Das situated near the Singha Dwara.
After returning from Puri, President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to offer floral tributes to the statues of grate leaders at various places in Bhubaneswar. She will also attend some special programs being organized at the Raj Bhawan on the first day of her visit. On the second day of her visit on Friday, President Murmu will visit the Tapoban High School in Kahndagiri, Unit – 2 Government Girls High school and Kuntala Kumari Sabata Tribal Girls Hostel.
She will leave for New Delhi in the afternoon on Friday.