
President Murmu visits Gujarat on final leg of three-state tour
President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Gujarat on Wednesday for the final leg of her three-state tour.
She landed in Vadodara after attending a mass wedding ceremony in Madhya Pradesh, organized by Shri Bageshwar Jan Seva Samiti in Chhatarpur.
The President then traveled to Ektanagar to pay her respects at the Statue of Unity and witness the Narmada Aarti at Kevadia. The 182-meter statue, dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Home Minister, stands as the world’s tallest statue. It was inaugurated on October 31, 2018, against the stunning backdrop of the Satpura and Vindhyachal hills in Gujarat.
On February 27, President Murmu will visit the Ekta Skill Development Centre in Kevadia and attend the 44th convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad.
On February 28, she will grace the third convocation of the National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar and visit the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial in Bhuj.
On March 1, she will visit Dholavira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its ancient Harappan civilization remains.
President Murmu began her three-state tour by attending the centenary celebrations of Patna Medical College in Bihar before traveling to Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.