The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday announced here that the Central Government would take appropriate and adequate measures in consultation with the State Government to preserve and maintain the rich heritage buildings of Cuttack city.
Pradhan said this while interacting with mediapersons after participating in a massive Triranga Yatra rally, which began from the historic Swaraj Ashram at Nimchouri and ended at the Netaji Birthplace Museum at Odia Bazar.
“The Millennium City of Cuttack houses several heritage buildings of importance. The Central Government in consultation with the local administration will take measures for conservation and maintenance of these monuments,” Pradhan said, adding that the Triranga Yatra is part of an effort to create awareness among youths about the country’s rich heritage and sacrifices made by forefathers for the Tricolour.
Organised by the BJP Yuva Morcha, the nation-wide Triranga Yatra here was flagged off by Pradhan from the Swaraj Ashram, which was the epicentre of the freedom struggle in Odisha. Hundreds of enthusiastic youths joined Pradhan in the rally holding the Tricolour and marching towards the Janakinath Bhawan at Odia Bazar, the ancestral home of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.