Commissioner reviews security ahead of Prez visit to Anand Bhawan in Cuttack

Cuttack: President Ram Nath Kovind will dedicate the Anand Bhawan Museum and Learning Centre in Cuttack to public on March 17 during his two-day Odisha visit.

Ahead of the President's visit Police Commissioner YB Khurania and Cuttack DCP Akhilesvar Singh took stock of the security arrangements at Anand Bhawan.

"The President is coming on a 2-day visit and the inauguration of Anand Bhawan in Cuttack is one of his major engagements. So, I arrived here to check the security arrangements," said Khurania.

Anand Bhawan is the ancestral house of legendary leader and former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik. His children, including current CM Naveen Patnaik donated it to the district administration of Cuttack in 2015 to convert it into a museum.

The museum and learning centre will house various personal belongings of Biju Patnaik including his childhood photographs and other materials narrating his role in the freedom struggle of India and Indonesia.