Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday concluded her three-day visit to Odisha and returned to New Delhi after attending several important programmes during her tour.
Before travelling to Bhubaneswar by a special train and boarding an aircraft from there, the President offered prayers at a Shiva temple in Ganjam district, marking the final engagement of her visit to the state.
Murmu spent the night at the Army Air Defence College in Golabandha near Brahmapur, where she interacted with officers and faculty members and joined them for a group photograph along with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
After her departure from the Army Air Defence College, the president offered prayers at a nearby Shiva temple.
She then returned to Bhubaneswar aboard the Presidential Special Train.
Murmu had travelled to Brahmapur in Ganjam by the same train Tuesday, with officials saying the special rail journey was arranged in view of the India Meteorological Department’s forecast of heavy monsoon rains in Odisha.
Elaborate security arrangements were made at Bhubaneswar and Brrhmapur railway stations for the president’s visit, Ganjam Collector Keerthi Vasan V said.
After returning to Bhubaneswar, Murmu left for New Delhi. She departed from the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) on a special IAF aircraft. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Secretary Anu Garg, DGP Y B Khurania and other senior officials were present at the airport to see her off.
During her three-day visit, Murmu inaugurated Jagadguru Kripalu University in Kataka district and visited Brahmapur, where she offered prayers at the tribal shrine of Maa Kandhuni Devi and a Shiva temple at Taptapani.
