Bhubaneswar: Newly appointed Odisha Governor-designate Braj Mohan Ram will arrive in Odisha today ahead of his swearing-in ceremony scheduled for tomorrow..
According to the official itinerary, Ram will depart from Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi in a special aircraft at 11:30 am today and will arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar at 12:30 pm. He will be accorded a Guard of Honour on arrival.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary of Home Department Hemant Sharma, Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra and other senior officials will be present to welcome him at the airport. After the reception in Bhubaneswar, the Governor-designate will travel by road to Puri. He is scheduled to reach Lok Bhavan in Puri at 2:40 pm. He will visit the Shree Jagannath Temple to offer prayers and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath at 5:30pm. He will leave Puri at 6:15 pm and is expected to reach Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar at 7:25 pm. The oath-taking ceremony will be held tomorrow at 11 am at the new Abhishek Hall in Lok Bhavan, Bhubaneswar.
Notably, Ram was appointed as the new Governor of Odisha by President Droupadi Murmu, succeeding Hari Babu Kambhampati. He is a senior BJP leader from Jharkhand’s Palamu district and a three-time former Lok Sabha MP from Palamu.
Meanwhile, outgoing Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati left Odisha on Friday after completing his tenure, with Chief Minister Majhi bidding him farewell at the airport.
