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PNS

The President of India Ramnath Kovind will be arriving for a two-day tour of Uttarakhand which will see him visiting the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines. He will reach the Dehradun airport on September 23 afternoon. The governor KK Paul, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, chief secretary and director general of police will receive the President at the airport. The chief secretary held a meeting with officials on Tuesday regarding preparations for the President’s visit. He directed them to ensure fool-proof arrangements for transport, security, health and other facilities. It was stated that from the airport, the President will leave for Har ki Paudi in Haridwar where he will worship the Ganga river. From here the President will go to the Divya Prem Sewa Mission after which he will reach the Raj Bhawan in Dehradun in the evening. On September 24, the President will travel to the shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath and after that he will depart for Delhi.