Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey championship has been inaugurated at the Biju Pattnayak Hockey Stadium at Rourkela in Odisha today. Attending as chief guest on this occasion the Vice-President of India, Hamid Ansari, praised the efforts of the state government for the development of hockey in the state.Chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the Union minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Juel Oram,the member of Parliament Dilip Tirkey also graced the occasion.