With President Droupadi Murmu agreeing to a civic honour by Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, the authorities here have begun preparations for hosting the public event on September 26.
The 15th President will be the first to receive a civic honour from a municipal corporation. And, she is third, after S. Radhakrishnan and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, to visit Hubballi.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Sunday after the municipal corporation received confirmation from the Rashtrapati Bhavan about the President’s consent, Hubballi-Dharwad Mayor Iresh Anchatageri said that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and a host of Ministers and senior leaders will participate in the programme.