Bhubaneswar, Nov 24: President Draupadi Murmu reached the Biju Patnaik International Airport here this evening. She was received by Governor Raghubar Das and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. 

She was escorted to the Governor's House amid tight security. She would halt the night at Raj Bhawan. She will grace the historic Boita Bandana Utsav at Paradip tomorrow. The Boita Bandana Utsav is being celebrated by the Paradip Port Trust (PPT)

According to the informaiton, the President's special aircraft landed in the BPIA 20 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

It may be noted that the President had come to Odisha, her home State, recently. She attended many important programmes, including inauguration of three express trains at at Badampahar, in the Mayurbhanj district.  

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