Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two meetings, besides seeking blessings of Lord Jagannath at Puri during his two-day visit to Odisha on February 6, state government officials said.
According to the Prime Minister's itinerary, Modi will arrive here from Vishakhapatnam airport in a special IAF plane at 10.45 PM on February 6 and spend the night at the Raj Bhavan.
On February 7, the Prime Minister will attend the inaugural ceremony of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) at 9 AM. After spending an hour at the NISER function, he will proceed towards Puri where he will pay obeisance to the deities at Sri Jagannath temple at 11 AM.
From Puri, Modi will fly to Paradip and visit the IOCL refinery and will dedicate the refinery to the nation at about 1 PM.
After attending the IOCL function, Modi will return to Bhubaneswar from where he will leave for Vishakhapatnam.
While the Prime Minister will address a gathering at Paradip after dedicating the IOCL's refinery to the nation, he will also address a small gathering of students and others on the occasion of the inauguration of the NISER.
A state coordination committee meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary A P Padhi, today discussed the preparations for the Prime Minister's visit.
Odisha DGP K B Singh, Home Secretary Asit Tripathy, NISER officials, Puri Collector and SP were present at the meeting.
