By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, September 27, 2019: President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday on a two-day visit to Odisha to attend a function at the Army Air Defence College (AADC) in Gopalpur in Ganjam district on Saturday.

Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy and DGP B K Sharma received Kovind at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here.

Soon after arriving here along with wife Savita Kovind, the President left for Gopalpur by an IAF chopper.

They will stay there overnight, officials said.

Apart from Kovind, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat is also scheduled to attend the function at the AADC.

Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik are also slated to attend the function at Gopalpur.

At least 12 platoons of the forces and over 100 police officers were pressed for the security of the President.