Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day visit to Odisha on February 6 and 7. This was disclosed by Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Bhubaneswar yesterday. Mr Pradhan said the Prime Minister will dedicate the Indian Oil Corporation's Refinery at Paradip to the nation on February 6 and on the same day he will visit Puri in the evening to have a darshan of Lord Jagannath.<br/><br/>On February 7, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the permanent campus of National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) in Bhubaneswar.<br/>This is for the second time that Mr Modi will visit Odisha after he became Prime Minister. Earlier on April 1, 2015, the Prime Minister had visited the State and dedicated the modernised and expanded units of Rourkela Steel Plant.
News On AIR | January 8, 2016 6:55 AM
PM Modi to visit Odisha on February 6, 7