The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) observed the Rastriya Ekta Diwas on Monday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
PPT Chairman Rinkesh Roy offered floral tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and administered the Rastriya Ekta Diwas pledge to the PPT officers and employees in the administrative building premises.
Roy took guard of honour in a march past combining contingents from the Paradip Port High School Naval NCC and the Paradip College Naval NCC, students from the Odisha Maritime Academy and the PPT CISF Unit.
Addressing the gathering, he said Sardar Patel’s bold courage brought all the princely States into Indian Union.
“The occasion provided us the opportunity to re-affirm the inherent strength of our nation to withstand the actual and potential threats to the unity, integrity and security,” he added.