President Droupadi Murmu to visit her alma mater on Friday

By Sushant Kumar Mohanty

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 9: President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Odisha on Friday on a two-day visit to the state. She will attend the second convocation of Rama Devi Women’s University, her alma mater, and attend some other events in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar on Friday and Saturday.

On the first day, she is scheduled to attend the foundation day of Jnanaprabha Mission at the Utkal Mandap in Bhubaneswar in the afternoon. Later, she will attend the second convocation of Rama Devi Women’s University where she had her college education.

She will also inaugurate a banquet hall at the Governor’s residence and spend the night at Raj Bhawan.

On the second day, the President is scheduled to visit Lingaraj Temple here in the city to pay obeisance to the Lord Lingaraj and then attend a programme at the National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) at Cuttack before returning to Delhi.

State Director General of Police (DGP) Sunil Bansal visited the places where President’s programmes have been scheduled. He also reviewed the security arrangements.

On Thursday, a carcade rehearsal was conducted in the city on the eve of Murmu’s visit in the presence of the DGP.

Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh said 40 platoons of police force have been mobilized to be deployed for the President’s visit.

“As per the Blue Book rules, we have made arrangements at different places starting from Biju Patnaik International Airport. To monitor and oversee the security arrangements, 14 DCP rank officers, 47 inspector rank officers and other police officials have been engaged. Everything is set for the President’s visit,” the DCP added.

On Monday, Chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra had reviewed the preparations at a high-level meeting. He had directed his officials to ensure error-free arrangements during the President’s visit.

The women’s university, the alma mater of President Murmu, is jubilant about the visit of its alumnus. Students, alumni, teachers and staff of the university are excited to welcome Murmu. She completed her intermediate and Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Rama Devi Women’s University (erstwhile Rama Devi Women’s College) between 1975 and 1979.