Bhubaneswar, Mar 19 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a two-day visit to Odisha from March 24, an official statement said.

During the visit, Murmu will participate in the foundation day celebrations of the Bharatiya Bishwabasu Sabar Samaj at Kaliapalli in Nayagarh.

Also Read | Amit Shah Counters TMC MP Saket Gokhale in Rajya Sabha Says 'I Am Not Here With Anyone's Mercy, I Have Won Elections 7 Times' (Watch Video).

She will arrive in Bhubaneswar on March 24 from Raipur, and travel to Kantilo in Naygarh by helicopter. She will visit the Kantilo Nilamadhab Temple, and then take part in the function at Kaliapalli as the chief guest.

She will return to Bhubaneswar in the evening and stay the night at Raj Bhavan.

Also Read | 'Kavach 4.0', India's Cutting-Edge Automatic Train Protection, To Equip 10,000 Locomotives in the Next Phase, Says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

On March 25, she will leave for New Delhi, the statement said.

Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja chaired a meeting to review the preparations for the president's visit.

The district collectors and police officers of Khurda and Nayagarh districts attended the meeting virtually, the statement said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)