Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here from Visakhapatnam on Saturday night. His special flight landed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) at around 10.30 pm where Governor SC Jamir and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, among many other dignitaries, welcomed him. He straight drove to the Raj Bhavan for night halt amid tight security.
On Sunday morning at 8.45 am, the Prime Minister would leave the Raj Bhavan for the NISER in Jatni by road. He would inaugurate the NISER at 9 am. He would stay there till 0 am. Then, he would fly to Puri for Jagannath darshan at 10.05 am and reach the pilgrim city at 10.40 am. He would stay in the Jagannath Temple from 10.55 am to 11.40 am. The Prime Minister would leave Puri at 12 noon for Paradip for dedication of the IOCl’s refinery. He would reach Paradip at 12.45 pm and visit the plant for 30 minutes from 12.55 to 1.25 pm. He will come to the inaugural meeting dais at 1.30 and spend one and a half hours till 2.30 pm.
After addressing the gathering, Modi would leave for the Bhubaneswar airport at 2.50 pm and reach at 3.30 pm. He would leave again for Visakhapatnam at 3.35 pm by a special flight.