This Article is From Jul 09, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee To Arrive On 4-Day Visit To Darjeeling

President Pranab Mukherjee To Arrive On 4-Day Visit To Darjeeling

File photo of President Pranab Mukherjee.

Kolkata: President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive at Darjeeling on July 12 on a four-day visit to the hills.

State secretariat officers today said President Mukherjee is scheduled to land at Bagdogra airport from New Delhi on July 12 on his way to Darjeeling hills.

A state reception would be hosted in the afternoon in his honour where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would also be present.

On July 13, the President would remain present at the birth centenary celebration of Nepali poet Bhanubhakta Acharya. The chief minister would also grace the occasion.

The President would be present in the Annual General Meeting of Darjeeling Tea Association the next day. He would leave for Delhi from Bagdogra airport on July 15, the officials added.

 
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