Bhubaneswar: In a two-day tour to Mayurbhanj district, President Droupadi Murmu is expected to visit a major eye-care camp at Rairangpur.

Mayurbhanj MP Naba Charan Majhi said the President will commence her visit to the district on October 27.

Preparations for the eye-care initiative will begin nearly a month ahead of the President’s visit, with eye-screening camps scheduled to be conducted at different locations across the district from September 23.

A team of around 100 doctors and healthcare staff is expected to arrive from New Delhi to provide medical services as part of the initiative.

Patients identified as requiring surgery will receive treatment at Rairangpur from October 23 to November 3, Majhi said.

President Murmu is scheduled to arrive in Mayurbhanj on October 27 and attend the programme. She will return to New Delhi on October 28.

Further details of the President’s itinerary and the eye-care camp are expected to be announced as preparations progress.