BHUBANESWAR: President Droupadi Murmu today, May 4, arrived in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on a 3-day official visit.

"The President Droupadi Murmu landed at Badampahar helipad in Mayurbhanj district at 10.25 a.m. from Kalaikunda Airport in West Bengal where she was greeted by Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Union Minister Bishweswar Tudu and State Minister Prafulla Mallik", as per official statemnt.

Immediately after landing at the helipad, Presdient  visited her in-laws' village Pahadpur, where she laid a garland at the statue of her husband late Shyam Charan Murmu. The President e also laid the foundation stones for a community centre at SLS Trust School to be built by National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) and a skill development centre. The Prewsdient  spent some time with the school students and villagers at her in-laws' village.

From there, She is scheduled to visit Brahma Kumaris Centre, Hatbadra, Satapautia, where she will launch the Addiction Free Odisha campaign. The Presidient  is scheduled to attend some other programmes, including inauguration of a 100-ft tall flag mast hoisting the national flag near Badabandha, and will take a rest at the inspection bungalow in Rairangpur, officials added.

Tomorrow, May 5, she is scheduled to visit her Rairangpur residence and spend about 20 minutes in the holiday home. From there, she is expected to visit Pandit Raghunath Murmu's village Dandbosh and later to the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) and spend the night at Baripada.

On Saturday,  May 6, she is scheduled to attend convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanjadeo (MSCB) University, Baripada. This is the prike visit of Murmu to her home district after assuming office of the President.

In Mayurbhanj district, elaborate security arrangements have been made in anticipation of the President's first visit to her hometown. A total of 50 police platoons have been deployed at various sites.

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