The first preparatory meeting for the upcoming 71st Capital Foundation Day celebration and related cultural festivals was held by the Capital Day Celebration Committee here recently.
Bhubaneswar Additional Collector Arun Kumar Behera presided over the meeting where representatives from various educational institutions and Government and private organisations attended. It was decided that the Capital Foundatio Day would be observed amid much pomp and gaiety for three days from April 13 to 15.
Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal has been requested to take salutes in a parade at the Capital Memorial in front of the State Assembly and grace the celebration as chief guest.
Committee president senior journalist Pradosh Patnaik delivered a welcome address and urged all to provide cooperation for smooth conduct of the day. Vice-president Pradyumna Mohanty informed about the scheduled programmes.
All Government and private offices in the city would be decked up with colourful lights during the three days, he said.
Among others, Khordha District Education Officer Brundaban Satpathy, Mihir Sethy of the Regional Education Directorate, RTO-I PK Mohanty, RTO-II Sanjay Behera, Bhubaneswar DIPRO Lalatendu Mohapatra, ACP Traffic Dr Kishore Kumar Panigrahi, Primary Education Director Dr Abhay Kumar Mallick, ACP Armed Bhabani Prasad Jena, City Health Officer Dr Lalatendu Nayak, Higher Education Deputy Director Shrimayee Senapati, BDA’s Saroj Kumar Patra and BMC Deputy Commissioner Shyamsundar Sethi were present.
The preparatory meeting came to an end with a vote of thanks proposed by Khordha DEO Satpathy.
Bishnu Bishoi, Goura Chandra Mohapatra, Prabhas Ranjan Das and Sk Abdul Janad coordinated the programme.