The State Chief secretary Shatrughna Singh presided over a meeting held here on Friday to review the preparations for the planned State visit of the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. The President will be received at the Dehradun airport on September 27 by Governor KK Paul, Chief Minister Harish Rawat, Chief Secretary, director-general of police, district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police. During his visit to the Kedarnath shrine, he will also be accompanied by the governor, CM, Garhwal commissioner, IG (Garhwal), Rudraprayag DM and the district superintendent of police.
It was stated in the meeting that after arriving on September 27, Mukherjee will inaugurate the renovated building at the president’s estate here and unveil foundation stone for 12 residential units to be constructed for the president secretariat. The president will visit Kedarnath on Sept 28, same day he will also host a reception for ‘prominent’ persons. He will take part in the Ganga Arti at Haridwar on September 29 after which he will depart for the national capital from the Dehradun airport.