Amidst tight security President Droupadi Murmu arrived Agartala on Wednesday at 11.20 AM on her maiden two-day visit to the state.

Soon after landing of her special flight in Agartala airport, President was received by Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, Union Minister of State, Smt Pratima Bhowmik, Chief Secretary, DGP and other top officials of the state administration.

After rousing welcome, Tripura police welcome the President by presenting her ‘Guard-of-Honour’ by the women personnel of the state police.

Then, President leaves the airport towards the venue for inauguration of Tripura Judicial Academy in Narsingarh and inaugurated the new building of Judicial Academy and has also laid the foundation stone for Tripura National Law Academy.

On the same day at 3.30 PM, the President will arrive at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan and virtually inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a number of projects. At the special programme to be held at Hall No. 1 of Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan she will virtually inaugurate MLA Hostel built at Capital Complex, Agartala and lay foundation stone for up gradation of Hmunpui – Damchera road, improvement of Jatanbari – Mandirghat via Trithamukh road, Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya Museum and Cultural Centre at Pushpabanta Palace, Darbar Hall and ancillary building, multi-storied building at Gorkhabasti, infrastructure development of six higher secondary schools in different locations of Tripura, nine 100-seated boys, girls hostel at Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Agartala. During the programme Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya, Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha and deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Varma will also present

The President will be given a civic reception by the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) at Town Hall at 6 PM on Wednesday where Chief Minister Manik Saha, AMC Mayor Dipak Majumder and cabinet ministers will remain present. The President will also meet political leaders, dignitaries and the general public.

On next day of October 13, President will visit the Agartala railway station and will flag off Guwahati to Kolkata express up to Agartala and extension of Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Jan Satabdi express up to Khongsang (Manipur) with new LHB rake and Vistadome coach.

She will also dedicate the trans-shiftment yard which was built at Nischintapur, crossing point of Indo-Bangla railway project to the nation, six km away from the state capital by video link.

Then, the President will visit Udaipur to offer her prayer before the Tripura Sundari temple through Air Force choppers and will return back to Agartala airport at 12 PM and will leave the state towards Guwahati. On Wednesday, the President will stay at Raj BHavan.

It may be recalled here that on July 5th last, the NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu arrived in the state capital to seek support for the July 18 Presidential election and had met all the MPs and legislators of ruling BJP and its alliance partner IPFT.