Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha December 24 to inaugurate a new campus of IIT-Bhubaneswar at Argul and launch several other projects, said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday.
Besides dedicating the IIT campus at Argul, the prime minister is expected to lay the foundation stone for IISER, Berhampur, Pradhan said. He will also lay foundation stone and inaugurate several other development projects in Odisha, the Petroleum and Natural Gas minister said in a tweet.
The Union Minister said he visited the venue of Modi’s programme near the historic Barunei hills in Khurda and took stock of the preparedness along with the district administration.
Noting that the Centre is celebrating bicentenary of the historic Paika Rebellion, Pradhan said the Prime Minister will release commemorative coins, stamps and inaugurate the Chair at Utkal University in memory of the rebellion.
The Paika Rebellion, also called the Paika Bidroha, was an armed rebellion against British East India Company’s rule in Odisha in 1817. The Paikas were the traditional militia of Odisha who served as warriors.
PM to dedicate IIT campus Dec 24
