President Flies Back To Delhi After 2-Day Odisha Visit; Here’s Round-Up Of Day 2 [In Pics]

Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal, Cheif Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan saw President Droupadi Murmu off at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Odisha capital as she concluded her maiden visit to her home state after assuming charge of the top constitutional post in the country.

On day two of his visit, she visited Tapoban High School at Khandagiri and her alma mater Capital Girls’ High School and Kuntalakumari Sabat Adivasi Girls Hostel at Unit 2 and attended a special function at Jayadev Bhawan. Here are some pictures from her visits:

Tapoban High School

She spent around 12 minutes at the school and spoke about how her grandmother had been a role model for her during her interaction with the students and alumni.

Describing the children of the present day as “fortunate”, the President said: “The condition of schools has improved a lot. In my village Uperbeda, the school back then was a mud structure with a tiled roof and chipped floors, which was fixed by applying cow dung every week. We had to sweep the floor every day. I appeal to you to work hard and concentrate on your studies.”

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Capital Girls’ High School and Kuntalakumari Sabat Adivasi Girls Hostel

It was a nostalgic trip for the President as she spent around 20 minutes on the campus and visited the hostel room, where she stayed for four years during her studies at the state-run school from 1970 to 1974. The room has some old pictures of her and a cot which she used. She also planted a sapling on the premises. Later, Murmu met her 13 classmates, who were invited to the school.

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In the visitor’s diary, the President wrote that it was a nostalgic day for her and she was overwhelmed with emotion while interacting with the students and staff here. “I was happy to see that the students are being provided with a safe, secure and homely environment at the hostel. I wish them the best for their future,” she added.

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President unveils 20 books for BTech, diploma courses

She then drove to Jaydev Bhawan for the launch of engineering books of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Odia language. She unveiled various projects of the Union Ministry of Education, including 20 engineering books for BTech and diploma engineering courses translated into Odia, a glossary of technical terms in Odia language developed by the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT) and e-KUMBH (Knowledge Unleashed in Multiple Bharatiya Languages) portal.

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