New Delhi, June 19
President Droupadi Murmu is expected to celebrate her 67th birthday in Dehradun on Friday and review preparations for throwing open Rashtrapati Niketan, the 186-year-old Presidential Retreat in the Uttarakhand capital, for public viewing from June 24, an official said.
The estate, spread over 21 acres, is being thrown open to the public as part of an initiative to increase citizen engagement with the President and the heritage of Rashtrapati Bhavan, said an official statement sharing details of the President’s engagement.
President Murmu will visit the Rashtrapati Niketan on Friday to review the preparations for the opening of the Estate for the public, the statement said.
She will also lay the foundation stone for Rashtrapati Udyan, a 132-acre ecological park on the occasion, said the official, adding that it is likely to be completed by next year.
Under this initiative, since 2023, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rashtrapati Nilayam, Hyderabad, and Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, have been opened for public visits six days a week.