Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi embarked on a two-day visit to his home district Keonjhar on Thursday.
According to official sources, he departed for Keonjhar at 11.20 am in a special flight from Biju Patnaik International Airport here. After arriving at Raisuan Air Strip at 11.55 am, he will head to Keonjhar Circuit House. After taking some rest, he will leave for his native place, Raikala, by road and is expected to reach there at 2.30 pm.
CM Majhi is scheduled to attend a family function. He will then return to Circuit House for a night stay around 9 pm. He will return to Raikala the following day at 8.30 am to attend family events again and return to Circuit House at 2 pm before taking a flight back to Bhubaneswar from Raisuan Air Strip at around 3.40 pm.
The Chief Minister had visited the Unit-I Market in Bhubaneswar to buy diyas.
In a video message, Majhi also wished the citizen a very happy and prosperous Diwal and emphasised on his commitment to building a developed Odisha and taking its glory to new heights.
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