The permanent campus of IIT Bhubaneswar at Arugul on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar was dedicated to the nation by the PM. The premier institute started from the off-campus of IIT-Kharagpur before moving to a transit campus. It then operated from a sprawling campus of 936 acres located at the foot of Barunei hills at Arugul.

Modi also laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur from the IIT campus. The institute will be built on 200 acres of land located at Laudigam in Ganjam district before December, 2021 with a project cost of Rs 1582.78 crore.

Established in 2016, IISER Berhampur is currently functioning from the building of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Berhampur. The PM laid the foundation stone for the permanent campus of the institute.

As a part of bicentenary celebration of the historic Paika Rebellion, the Prime Minister released commemorative coins, commemorative Rs 5 postage stamps and inaugurated the Buxi Jagabandhu Research Chair of the Utkal University.

Foundation stones of Indian Oil Corporation’s gas pipeline from Paradip oil refinery to Hyderabad with an investment of Rs 3,800 crore and Bokaro-Angul section of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project at an estimated cost of Rs 3,437 crore were also laid by the PM.

He also broke ground for six-laning of Chandikhole-Bhadrak section of NH-5 (New NH-16), Khandagiri flyover in Bhubaneswar of NH-5 (New NH-16), four-laning of Cuttack-Angul section of NH-42 (New NH-55) and 6/4 laning of Tangi-Puintola section of NH-5 (New NH-16).

This apart, Modi inaugurated an Archaeological Museum in Lalitgiri and dedicate 50 additional beds of ESI Hospital in the city to people. Apart from increasing the capacity for indoor patients to 100 bed, the hospital has been modernised with improved health care facilities with an investment of Rs 73.5 crore.

The ceremony was held in the presence of Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Bhubaneswar MP Prasanna Kumar Patasani, Union Ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan.

Earlier in the day, the PM arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here around 1 PM by a special flight of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He was welcomed there by Governor Ganeshi Lal, State Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera, Chief Secretary AP Padhi, DGP RP Sharma, Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Jena, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram and several BJP leaders.