Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Chairman Sudhanshu Sekhara Mishra inaugurated the three-day Raja festival at the Silver Jubilee Park here on Friday.
He was accompanied by all the heads of the departments of the PPT. Paradip ladies Club president Binita Mishra and PPT Deputy Chairman S Anantha Chandra Bose attended the function as Chief Guest and Guest of Honour, respectively. Jagannath lalit Kala Sansad president Dr Sushant Kumar Nayak, the cultural wing of the PPT, presided over the inaugural meeting. Various competitions on Raja songs, Poda Pitha, and swing were held among children and ladies of Paradip. Thousands of visitors thronged the place from nearby villages in spite of intermittent rains. The PPT CISF and police were maintaining the law and order. The entry fee to the event was fixed at Rs 5 per person.