New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will embark on a three-day visit to Odisha from November 3 to 5, extending her earlier scheduled two-day tour of the state.
According to sources at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President will visit Odisha on November 3, 4 and 5, instead of the previously scheduled November 4 and 5. She is scheduled to depart for Delhi from Kalaikunda Airport in West Bengal on November 5.
Murmu will arrive at Kalaikunda Airport in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal aboard a special Indian Air Force aircraft on November 3. She will then travel to Rairangpur in Odisha via East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
On the same day, the President will offer prayers at the Maa Kichakeswari Temple in Bahalda, Mayurbhanj district.
During her visit to Rairangpur, Murmu will attend a programme marking the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department and P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre for the launch of a nephrology medical campaign. A medical van will also be flagged off on the occasion.
She is also scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the renovation and upgradation of Maa Kichakeswari Temple under the Centre's PRASHAD scheme, implemented by the Ministry of Tourism.
On November 4, the President will flag off a new daily express train connecting Badampahar and Puri (Train Nos. 18411/18412). She will also inaugurate two Amrit Bharat railway stations at Rairangpur and Badampahar.
In addition, Murmu will lay the foundation stone for the development of a goshala in Rairangpur and the construction and renovation of the Adivasi Socio Educational and Cultural Association (ASECA) building in the town.