By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI/PURI: The President Smt Droupadi Murmu, will visit Odisha from November 10 to 11, 2022. This will be her first visit to the state as the President of India.
On November 10, 2022, the President will offer her prayers to Lord Jagannath at Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri. Thereafter, she will reach Bhubaneswar where she will pay her tributes before the statues of prominent freedom fighters and leaders. In the same evening, the President will attend the civic reception to be hosted in her honour at Raj Bhavan Bhubaneswar.
On November 11, 2022, the President will visit Tapoban High School, Government Girls High School Unit-II and Kuntala Kumari Sabat Adivasi Girls Hostel Unit-II in Bhubaneswar and interact with students and teachers. On the same day, she will launch various projects of the Union Ministry of Education from Jayadev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.
Meanwhile, all government offices and educational institutions in the capital city here will remain closed in the second half of Thursday in view of President Droupadi Murmu’s first official visit to Odisha.
About 34 platoons of police force along with 300 police officers will be in-charge of the safety and security of the President, said Bhubaneswar DCP, Prateek Singh.
After arriving here at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Murmu will receive guard of honour at the airport and then directly fly to Puri, where she will visit the Jagannath temple.
More than 25 platoons of police force will be deployed for security arrangements of the President in the pilgrim town. About 100 police officers will be deployed at different locations for the visit of the President, said Puri SP, Dr K.Vishal Singh.
