Bhubaneswar, President Draupadi Murmu arrived here on Saturday in a special flight of the Indian Air Force on a four-day visit to Odisha.
Governor Raghubar Das and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi welcomed him at the Biju Patnaik International Airport.
Murmu then proceeded to an event organized to mark the 96th death anniversary of Odia icon 'Utkalamani' Pandit Gopabandhu Das, who played a leading role in carving out Odisha as a separate state in 1936.
Officials said that Murmu, a resident of Mayurbhanj district of the state, also has a plan to watch the Rath Yatra in Puri on July 7.
She said she would visit Udayagiri Caves and interact with students of Vibhuti Kanungo College of Art and Crafts and Utkal University of Culture the next day.
The President will inaugurate the Divine Retreat Center of the Brahma Kumaris at Haridamada village near Bhubaneswar on July 8 and launch the 'Lifestyle for Sustainability' campaign.
Murmu will attend the 13th graduation ceremony of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) in Bhubaneswar on July 9.
He is scheduled to leave Odisha on that day.
Governor Raghubar Das and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi welcomed him at the Biju Patnaik International Airport.
Murmu then proceeded to an event organized to mark the 96th death anniversary of Odia icon 'Utkalamani' Pandit Gopabandhu Das, who played a leading role in carving out Odisha as a separate state in 1936.
Officials said that Murmu, a resident of Mayurbhanj district of the state, also has a plan to watch the Rath Yatra in Puri on July 7.
She said she would visit Udayagiri Caves and interact with students of Vibhuti Kanungo College of Art and Crafts and Utkal University of Culture the next day.
The President will inaugurate the Divine Retreat Center of the Brahma Kumaris at Haridamada village near Bhubaneswar on July 8 and launch the 'Lifestyle for Sustainability' campaign.
Murmu will attend the 13th graduation ceremony of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) in Bhubaneswar on July 9.
He is scheduled to leave Odisha on that day.