President Ram Nath Kovind accompanied by First Lady Savita Kovind arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here by a special plane of Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday evening.
They were welcomed by Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi, State Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra and DGP Abhya at the airport.
Amid tight security Kovind left for the Raj Bhavan, where he would stay overnight.
The President will grace the 18th annual convocation of NIT Rourkela on Sunday. On the same day, he is also scheduled to inaugurate a Super Specialty Hospital in Rourkela.
On Monday, the President will visit the Jagannatha Temple in Puri and pay obeisance to the deities. He will also visit the India Oil Foundation Trust Interpretation Centre at Konark before returning to New Delhi.