President Ram Nath Kovind will be in Gujarat on December 15 to pay visit to the Statue of Unity in Narmada district.
He will also lay the foundation stone for a railway station at Kevadiya village in the vicinity of which the 182-meter tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stands, an official release said on Thursday.
Local tribal leaders are opposing the railway station and have sought a meeting with the president over the issue.
As December 15 is the death anniversary of Sardar Patel, the country's first home minister, Kovind will also attend a prayer meet in the statue complex. The statue was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October this year.
From there, Kovind would proceed to Kevadiya village, 5 km away, to lay the foundation stone for a railway station, said the release. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will also attend the event.