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President to visit Uttarakhand tomorrow

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Press Trust of India Dehradun
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:10 AM IST

Mukherjee will arrive at around 12 noon at the capital's Jollygrant Airport where he will be received by Governor Aziz Qureshi and Sports Minister Dinesh Agrawal besides a host of senior government officials including the Chief Secretary and the DGP, Protocol Secretary M H Khan said.

The president will then be flown in a chopper to Raiwala from where he will proceed by road to Haridwar's Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya to address the convocation.

He will return to Dehradun for lunch at the Raj Bhawan before leaving for Delhi at 4.35 pm, Khan said.

The newly painted DSVV campus looks all decked up to host the event being held after a gap of several years.

A water and fire proof pandal with a capacity to accommodate 5,000 visitors has been set up on the campus where the convocation is to be held.

Tight security arrangements have been made both in Dehradun and Haridwar to ensure a smooth visit for the President.

  

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First Published: Dec 08 2012 | 2:55 PM IST

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