Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu, who traveled by a specially escorted 'President special' train on Tuesday, reached Berhampur and drove to Taptapani to offer prayers at the Maa Kandhuni Devi and Nilkantheshwar temples.
- The Railways ran the private saloon coach with an escort train in front and another behind and barred other trains from the same track to secure the 170‑km journey.
- Authorities deployed bomb disposal squads, sniffer dogs, RPF and GRP personnel, several police platoons and central commandos while declaring visit venues no‑flying zones and restricting public access temporarily.
- Ganjam district officials carried out rehearsals, cleared routes, relocated street vendors and issued traffic advisories to minimise disruption as the President bathed in the Taptapani hot spring and later stayed overnight at the Army AD College.
- The visit reinforces Murmu’s ceremonial ties to her home state, raises the profile of a tribal shrine and shows how Blue Book security protocols coordinate rail, police and local administration for high‑profile movements.