President Visit: Tight Security Cover In Odisha Capital

RED CARPET: President Ramnath Kovind being greeted by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the presence of Governor Ganeshi Lal and Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan upon his arrival at Bhubaneswar airport on Friday.OB Photograph

Bhubaneswar: With President Ram Nath Kovind scheduled to arrive in Odisha on Saturday, the Commissionerate Police conducted a mock drill to review security measures.

The police held the security drill from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) to Raj Bhawan here in the morning.

Schedule

The President will land in Bhubaneswar for his two-day visit to Odisha at 6.10 pm. Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will receive him at the airport.

Kovind will be then driven to Raj Bhawan, where he will spend the night.

March 21: At 9 am, the President will fly to Rourkela via Jharsuguda to attend the convocation of National Institute of Technology (NIT). He will later inaugurate a super-speciality hospital on the premises of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP).

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After the events, he will fly back to the state capital.

March 22: Kovind will visit the Jagannath temple in Puri for darshan on Monday. From there, he will proceed to the Konark Sun Temple. Sun Temple in Konark.

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He will then return to Bhubaneswar and take off for New Delhi at 5 pm on Monday.