Bhubaneswar, June 17: The Mayurbhanj district administration has barred media personnel from entering Pahadpur village on June 20, citing stringent security arrangements for the proposed visit of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PM Modi will visit President Murmu's in-laws' village of Pahadpur in Mayurbhanj district on June 20.
In an official communication issued by the District Information and Public Relations Officer (DI&PRO), reporters from both print and electronic media have been instructed not to proceed to Pahadpur during the VVIP visit.
“This is to inform you that Her Excellency Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Hon’ble President of India and the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India are scheduled to visit Mayurbhanj district on 19.06.2026 and 20.06.2026, respectively. During the visit, they are likely to visit Pahadpur on 20.06.2026,” read the letter.
The restriction follows recommendations from the Mayurbhanj Superintendent of Police (SP).
In view of the security arrangements put in place for the aforesaid VVIP visit and as per the communication received from the Superintendent of Police, Mayurbhanj, media personnel shall not be permitted to proceed or enter Pahadpur on 20.06.2026 for coverage of the visit,” it stated.
President Murmu is scheduled to visit Mayurbhanj on June 19, while Prime Minister Modi is expected to arrive on June 20.
Both the VVIPs will visit Pahadpur, located about 20 km from Rairangpur in Kusumi block of Mayurbhanj district. Pahadpur is the native village of President Droupadi Murmu's late husband, Shyam Charan Murmu.
