<span style="color: #222222;">President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bhubaneswar on Sunday evening (26 November 2023) on a two-day visit to her home state Odisha. The President was given a warm welcome by Governor Raghubar Das and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. She is scheduled to grace the 'Boita Bandana' (worshiping boats) ceremony organised by the Paradip Port Authority at Paradip tomorrow morning. The ceremony is held annually across Odisha to celebrate the glorious journey of the state's maritime heritage.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of state for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Tourism Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti Bisweswar Tudu, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur are also likely to attend the ceremony.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The President will also virtually inaugurate a multi–modal logistics park and lay the foundation stone for a new reservoir and water treatment plant for the Paradip port township. She will also inaugurate a next-gen vessel traffic management and information system. The President is likely to interact with members of the fishing community during her visit to Paradip. </span><br />''  <br />