Tight Security Put In Place For President’s Two-Day Odisha Visit

Bhubaneswar: Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the Odisha Police for the two-day state visit of the President Dr Ramnath Kovind beginning Saturday.

This would be the maiden visit of Dr Kovind as the President of India.

In Cuttack, 71 platoons of armed police force, 27 Inspectors-In-Charge, ACPs, 200 Inspectors and roof-top security have been deployed to ward off any untoward incident. As per the Blue Book provisions, three-tier security has been made for the visit of the President to the Millennium city.

In Bhubaneswar, 30 platoons of police force have been deployed during the President’s visit.

As per the schedule, the President will arrive at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar in a special flight at 10.45 AM on March 17. Soon after his arrival, he will leave for Cuttack and visit Netaji Museum at 11.55 AM. Later, he will dedicate the Anand Bhawan Museum and Learning Centre at Tulasipur to the people of Odisha between 12.15 AM and 1 PM.

From Anand Bhawan, the President would leave for Mundali on the outskirts of Cuttack city and attend the foundation day ceremony of the National Law University.

From Cuttack, the President will fly to Puri and have a night halt at the Circuit House.

On the next day, he will visit Lord Jagannath temple for the darshan of the Lords at 7.30 AM.

Later, he will attend the centenary celebration of Rashtriya Sanskirt Sansthan in Puri at 10 AM.

After having lunch at the Raj Bhawan at 1 PM, Kovind will return to Bhubaneswar and attend the annual convocation of IIT-Bhubaneswar at 3.30 PM.

Later, he will inaugurate the ICT-IOC (Institute of Chemical Technology –Indian Oil Corporation) Bhubaneswar campus and then lay the foundation stone for the Skill Development Institute of Oil PSUs, before returning to Delhi at 5.30 PM.