President Droupadi Murmu scheduled for 3-day visit to Odisha from October 23

President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to come to Odisha on a three-day visit from October 23. The visit entails the foundation stone laying of a slew of railway projects along with three other crucial development projects.

According to a press release from the Rashtrapati Bhawan, President Murmu will land at Bangriposi helipad in Mayurbhanj district at 9:55 am. From there, she will proceed to Bangiriposi railway station by road and lay foundation stones for three railway lines -- Bangiriposi-Gorumahisani, Buramara-Chakulia, and Badampahar-Kendujhargarh.

She is also scheduled to virtually launch three projects – Tribal Research Centre, Dandabose Airport, and a sub-divisional hospital. Later in the day, President Murmu will fly to Rangamathia and is scheduled to visit Uparbeda Government Upper Primary School.

On October 24, the President will visit Puri Srimandir and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath and his siblings. Later, she is scheduled to attend the 75th Anniversary Celebration of Gobapandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya.

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Later that afternoon, she is scheduled to return to Bhubaneswar and attend the 40th convocation of OUAT. In the evening at around 6pm, the President will attend the grand opening of the newly-constructed judicial court complex.

After spending October 24 night at Raj Bhawan, she is scheduled to unveil the new statue of Pandit Raghunath Murmu in Bhubaneswar’s Niladri Vihar on October 25 before flying to Raipur.