Raipur: President Droupadi Murmu will be on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh starting Friday, during which she will attend convocation ceremonies at four higher education institutions. Security has been stepped up in Raipur and Durg districts, and traffic will be diverted at some locations in these areas on Friday and Saturday.
Murmu will arrive at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur on Friday morning and will proceed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where she will be the chief guest at its second convocation function, according to a government official. After this, she will head to the Raj Bhavan.
Later, Murmu will grace the 14th convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raipur as its chief guest, the official added. She will also visit ‘Purkhauti Muktangan,’ a tribal museum in Nava Raipur, where she will interact with local tribals.
On Saturday morning, Murmu will offer prayers at the Jagannath temple in Gayatri Nagar before proceeding to Bhilai in Durg district for various events. She will be the chief guest at the fourth convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai. Afterward, Murmu will return to the state capital to attend the third convocation of the Pt. Deendayal Memorial Health Science and Ayush University in Nava Raipur as the chief guest, the official noted.
