Odisha News / President Murmu Arrives in Odisha, to Attend Events In Cuttack, Ganjam

Bhubaneswar, Aug 3: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bhubaneswar on Monday afternoon for a three-day visit to Odisha, where she will attend programmes in Cuttack and Ganjam districts, officials said on Monday.

Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Bhubaneswar Mayor Sulochana Das, Chief Secretary Anu Garg, DGP Y B Khurania and other senior officials received the President at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here.

After a brief halt at Lok Bhavan, the President travelled to Damapada in Cuttack district to inaugurate Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj University. She returned to Bhubaneswar for an overnight stay at Lok Bhavan.

On Tuesday morning, President Murmu will travel to Berhampur in Ganjam district by train. Her special salon coach will be escorted by two trains—one in front and another at the rear—with no other train allowed on the same track during her movement. Bhubaneswar and Berhampur railway stations have been placed under high security, with bomb disposal squads, sniffer dogs and intensive baggage checks deployed.

Officials said 15 platoons of police personnel, along with Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP), have been stationed at Bhubaneswar railway station. After reaching Berhampur, the President is scheduled to visit the Maa Kandhuni Devi shrine near the Taptapani hot spring in Sanakhemundi block to offer prayers. She will stay overnight at the Army AD College in Golabandha.
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President Murmu will return to Bhubaneswar by train on August 5 before flying back to New Delhi aboard a special Indian Air Force aircraft. A senior police officer said the train journey was arranged in view of the IMD forecast of rains.

Odisha Police, in coordination with central agencies, has made elaborate security arrangements in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Ganjam districts in line with the Blue Book protocol. Around 40 platoons of police personnel and nearly 150 officers have been deployed in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, with SP-rank officers supervising security at each venue. Commandos will accompany the President throughout her visit, officials said.