Union Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan underlined the dire need of the worldwide exposure of the rich art, culture, tradition and tourism potentials of western Odisha. He appealed to the Global Western Odisha (GLOWO) team to take a leading role in this regard.
Attending as chief guest during the first ever virtual international Nuankhai celebration hosted by GLOWO, Pradhan proposed to organise a global exhibition of the scenic and tourism spots of western Odisha like Mahanadi river and Hirakud dam.
Pradhan inaugurated GLOWO's International WhatsApp helpline number 9305454998 during the occasion. People across the globe can contact this number in emergencies for any kind of assistance. The Internet extravaganza entitled NuaKhai Bhet Ghat 2020 witnessed participation of 5,000 members of western Odisha origin and their well wishers settled in 17 countries of the world and several cities of India.