3 min readJul 27, 2025 02:51 PM IST
First published on: Jul 27, 2025 at 02:50 PM IST
President Droupadi Murmu will visit West Bengal on July 30 and 31. She will be the chief guest at the first convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kalyani in Nadia district and offer puja at the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata, according to sources.
President Murmu will arrive at Kolkata airport on a special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft. She will then take the IAF’s MI-17 helicopter and reach the BSF helipad in Kalyani by 1.20 pm on July 30. She will have lunch at the BSF Officers’ Mess and will leave for AIIMS, where the central institute will have its first convocation ceremony.
As per the schedule, the President will return to Kolkata airport by 5.15 pm and travel by road to the Dakshineswar Kali Temple from there. She will watch the aarti and perform puja at the Dakshineswar temple, according to the sources.
President Murmu will then return to the Raj Bhavan in the evening and stay there.
On the second day, July 31, President Murmu is scheduled to attend meetings with distinguished individuals between 9.20 am and 9.50 am, after which she will proceed to Kolkata airport around 10 am and depart for New Delhi by a special flight, according to the sources.
Security will be tight in Kolkata, Kalyani and Dakshineswar ahead of the President’s visit, with the IAF and the police working together in this regard.
Sources at the Dakshineswar temple said a special security zone has been set up for the President’s visit.
Traffic restrictions
The Kolkata police have imposed traffic restrictions on both dates owing to the President’s visit.
A police statement said, “Movements of all types of goods vehicles shall be restricted within the city of Kolkata (Kolkata police jurisdiction) on 30.07.2025 and 31.07.2025 along the following roads as per the timings mentioned here or till the journey of the VVIP is over, in addition to the normal restrictions on those days.
“(i)On 30.07.2025 from 16.30 hrs to 21.00 hrs -Sinthi crossing – B T Road – Tala Bridge – Bidhan Sarani – Shyambazar 5-point crossing – Bhupen Bose Avenue – J M Avenue – C R Avenue – B B Ganguly Street – Lalbazar Street – BBD Bag (East) – Old Court House Street – Govt. Place (East) – R R Avenue.
“(ii)On 31.07.2025 from 08.30 hrs to 13.00 hrs – R R Avenue – Red Road – J & N Island – Kidderpore Road – Casuarina Avenue – Hospital Road – Hospital Road East – AJC Bose Flyover – Maa Flyover – E M Bypass – HUDCO Crossing – Durgapur Bridge.”
Movements of all vehicles, including tram cars, are likely to be temporarily suspended or diverted on the above-mentioned roads and approaches if necessary, the police added. All kinds of heavy goods vehicles will be restricted in and around the Raj Bhavan.
Vehicular traffic may also be diverted from any of the arterial roads and feeder roads if necessary, according to the police.
President Droupadi Murmu will then return to the Raj Bhavan in the evening and stay there. (File photo) 
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