President Kovind to visit Gorakhpur, lay foundation of UP's first AYUSH university today

President Ram Nath Kovind, who is currently in Uttar Pradesh as part of his four-day visit to the state, will travel to Gorakhpur on Saturday, the third day of his tour. President Kovind is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the AYUSH University and inaugurate the Mahayogi Gorakhnath Vishwavidyalaya in the city on the same day. President Kovind, who was in Lucknow on the first two days of his visit, will move on to the temple town of Ayodhya on Sunday, the last day of his visit to the state, according to an official release issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Kovind's second visit to Gorakhpur

This will be President Kovind's second visit to Gorakhpur in four years, and preparations have already been completed to mark his arrival. According to officials familiar with the development, the President will land at Gorakhpur around 10:40am; thereafter, he will travel to the Bhathat area of the district for inaugurating the first AYUSH University of Uttar Pradesh.

The state government plans to spend ₹815 crore on the construction of AYUSH University, for which it had acquired 52-acre land for the university near Pipri and Tarkulhi villages. The AYUSH University will be run according to the guidelines of the Central Council of Indian Medicine, regarding the establishment of Ayurveda, Unani, homeopathy, yoga, and naturopathy educational institutions in the university, a state government official said.

After addressing a public meeting at the site, the President will leave for the Mahayogi Gorakhnath Vishwavidyalaya campus to dedicate the university to the state. He will leave for state capital Lucknow later in the day, according to those aware of the President's itinerary.

Ahead of the President's visit, Uttar chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Gorakhpur on Tuesday to review preparations for the events. Adityanath inspected the spots and directed officers to maintain sanitation, security, adequate seating arrangements for the invitees besides ensuring that common people did not face any problems during the programme. He also directed the state government officials in charge of the events to prepare a list of all the invitees.

Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath University, a private institution, has been established by Gorakhnath Temple Trust. It has been named after Guru Gorakhnath—the founder of the Nath Panth. With two new universities, Gorakhpur will now have four. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and Madan Mohan Malviya Technological University are enrolling the students inspiring for higher education.

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