Bhubaneswar: President Draupadi Murmu will be visiting Puri on the 10th of November. At 12 noon, the First Citizen is scheduled to offer floral tributes to Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das, and garland his statue near Singhadwar.
The President will then offer prayers at the Jagannath Temple where she will be guided by her family priest during darshan. Murmu is also likely to have Mahaprasad at the temple.
Security arrangements have been tightened for the President’s visit to Puri. Collector Samarth Verma will be holding a meeting with police and other wings of the administration to chalk a plan for the President’s visit.
Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra held a high level meeting on Wednesday to oversee the preparedness of different agencies for the President’s visit to Bhubaneswar and Puri. Collectors of Puri and Khurda attended the meeting over video conference.
