Modi to visit Odisha on Feb 6

BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Odisha on a two-day visit on February 6 to inaugurate the refinery project of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) at Paradip.

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday confirmed Modi’s visit to Odisha.

While the Prime Minister will dedicate the refinery project to the nation on February 6, he will visit Puri on the same day to have the darshan of Lord Jagannath and his siblings.

Modi will spend his night at Raj Bhawan.

On February 7, he will inaugurate the permanent campus of NISER at Jatani, said sources.