Around one and a half crore Odias residing outside Odisha in other States and abroad can contribute a lot for the overall development of their mother State, opined the speakers who attended the inaugural ceremony of non-resident Odias Bhawan at Unit-2 here on Wednesday.
They expressed confidence that this Bhawan would play a vital role in establishing and maintaining social, cultural and emotional relationship between Odisha and non-resident Odias (NROs). Higher Education Minister Dr Arun Sahoo called upon NROs to extend active cooperation for the social, economic and intellectual growth of Odisha.
Rural Development and Labour Minister Sushant Singh also spoke. World Odisha Society chairman Kishore Dwibedi appealed to the NROs to be united for the protection of the larger interests of their motherland. The ceremony was attended by MLAs Anant Narayan Jena and Byomkesh Ray and former MP Prasanna Patsani.