President Visit / President Droupadi Murmu to Visit Mayurbhanj on Three-Day Odisha Tour from November 3

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a three-day visit to her native district of Mayurbhanj in Odisha from November 3 to 5, during which she is scheduled to participate in a series of programmes focused on infrastructure development, healthcare expansion, railway connectivity, sports promotion, and preservation of tribal culture, officials said on Thursday.

According to official sources, President Murmu is scheduled to travel from Rashtrapati Bhavan to Kalaikunda Airport in West Bengal and proceed by road to Mayurbhanj on November 3. After a stop at Baharagora Forest Guest House in Jharkhand, she will visit the revered Maa Kichakeswari Temple at Bahalda, where she will offer prayers and participate in religious rituals. She will later reach her residence at Rairangpur for an overnight stay.

Healthcare and Tribal Heritage

The second day of the tour, November 4, will feature a packed schedule centred on healthcare, welfare and tribal heritage.

The President will begin the day with prayers at Laxmi Mandap in Mahuldiha, Rairangpur, before visiting the newly established Defence Ex-Servicemen CSD Canteen. Three Veer Naris from Mayurbhanj district will also be felicitated during the programme.

A memorandum of understanding will be signed between the Odisha government's Health Department and P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre for nephrology medical camps. A medical van will also be flagged off to strengthen healthcare outreach, particularly for kidney-related ailments.

President Murmu is also scheduled to interact with around 120 Jaher Than heads, focusing on the preservation of tribal traditions, sacred sites and cultural heritage. She will subsequently visit the Defence Mega Health Camp at Rairangpur Sub-Divisional Hospital.

Projects and Connectivity

A major public programme will be held at Rairangpur Kacheri Padia, where the President will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several development projects.

Key initiatives include the foundation stone laying for the restoration of Maa Kichakeswari Temple at Khiching under the PRASHAD scheme and the development of 37 Jaher Thans across the district. A sports hostel for the Rairangpur sports complex will also be announced.

In the railway sector, the President is scheduled to flag off a new daily express train between Badampahar and Puri and inaugurate the upgraded Amrit Bharat railway stations at Rairangpur and Badampahar.
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Final Day

On November 5, President Murmu will interact with sickle cell anaemia patients, visit a multi-skill development centre and the Gorumahisani Iron College, and participate in a tree plantation programme involving sal and mahua saplings for Jaher Thans. She will later return to Delhi via Kalaikunda Airport.

Officials said the visit to provide a significant boost to religious tourism, healthcare services, railway infrastructure and tribal cultural preservation in Mayurbhanj.