Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached Odisha, where he will attend the grand event marking the completion of the BJP government’s first anniversary.

He was accorded a grand welcome at the Bhubaneswar Airport by senior party leaders. PM Modi later went to Janata Maidan, the programme venue, in a special carcade. Thousands of BJP workers and the public standing on both sides of the road to Janata Maidan greeted the Prime Minister holding the Tricolour and posters of the Prime Minister.

Cultural troupes who came from different parts of the state welcomed PM Modi, performing various traditional cultural programmes and musical instruments along the road from the Bhubaneswar Airport to the Janata Maidan.

The supporters also rain flower petals on PM Modi’s carcade. The Prime Minister also greeted the supporters, waving his hands on his way to the venue.

After reaching Janata Maidan, PM Modi, accompanied by Chief Minister Majhi and Odisha BJP president Samal, went to the stage in a roadshow.

PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of multiple developmental projects worth around Rs 19,000 crore, and will also interact with beneficiaries of the Lakhpati Didi scheme and honour around 25 eminent freedom fighters from the state.

PM Modi will also release the ‘Odisha Vision Document’ to achieve the ‘Samruddha Odisha’ target by 2036, when the state will celebrate the centenary of its formation based on language.

The Prime Minister will address the gathering during the grand event at the Janata Maidan, highlighting the achievements of the BJP government in the state during the last year.

The Odisha Police have made extensive security arrangements in coordination with various agencies, including the State Police and Central Armed Police Forces in Bhubaneswar, given the visit of Prime Minister Modi on June 20.

As many as 133 platoons of police force and several senior cops have been deployed for the security arrangements in Bhubaneswar.

Notably, this is PM Modi’s sixth visit to Odisha during the last 12 months since the party assumed power in Odisha for the first time.

–IANS

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