The 65th foundation day of the capital city was celebrated with grandeur by the State Government in front of the Assembly on Saturday. At least, 13 distinguished persons were honoured with Rajadhani Gaurav for their achievement in various fields.
Hoisting the Tricolour in front of the Assembly, Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat formally inaugurated a series of programmes, which were organised jointly by the District Administration and the Bhubaneswar Foundation Committee.
Amat received a parade performed by various school children and different organisations. Various cultural programmes were organised to mark the day at the PMG square too.
Energy and Information and Public Relations Minister Arun Sahoo, Bhubaneswar MP Prasanna Patasani, MlAs of Bhubaneswar including Ashok Panda, Bhagirathi Badajena and Bijay Mohanty and BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena along with several others attended the parade.
Notably, started with a population of 50,000, Bhubaneswar from a small town has become one of the fastest growing cities today.
The Government, which aims at building the State capital a world rank city by 2030, has a proposal to add eight more wards in the jurisdiction of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) in future, reports said.
With improved railway connection, new swanky international terminal at the city air port, twin city bus service, including special bus for women and various world class educational institutes, Bhubaneswar is regarded as one of the industrial and educational hubs in the country.