​​​​​​​Bhubaneswar, October 17: President Droupadi Murmu will visit her home state of Odisha for a two-day tour beginning October 28. During her visit, she will travel to her home district of Mayurbhanj and attend a series of religious, developmental and public programmes.

The President is expected to arrive at Dandbose Airport on the morning of October 28. She will first visit Maa Kichakeswari Temple at Bahalda to offer prayers, followed by a religious programme at Laxmi Mandap in Mahuldhiha, Rairangpur.

In the afternoon, the President will visit Rairangpur Sub-Divisional Hospital and interact with officials, healthcare staff and beneficiaries associated with the mega health camp being organised in the town from October 24 to 28.

Later, she will attend a public gathering on Kacheri Road in Rairangpur, where she will virtually lay the foundation stone for the campus of the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM).

She will also lay the foundation stone for the restoration and development of Maa Kichakeswari Temple at Khiching under the PRASHAD scheme, approved by the Union Ministry of Tourism.

As part of her itinerary, President Murmu is scheduled to inaugurate the newly constructed Rairangpur and Badampahar railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. She will also lay the foundation stones for a gaushala and a building for the Adivasi Social Education and Cultural Association in Rairangpur.

Programmes Scheduled for October 29

On the morning of October 29, the President will visit the Sports Complex in Rairangpur, the Multipurpose Skill Development Centre and Gorumahisani Iron College.

She will subsequently participate in discussions, a meeting and awareness programmes related to the Health Department at Rairangpur Town Hall.

President Murmu is scheduled to depart in the afternoon, concluding her two-day visit to Odisha.