PM Modi, CM greet people of Odisha on Utkala Dibasa

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today greeted people of Odisha on the auspicious occasion of Utkala Dibasa.

Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote in Odia to extend his wishes for Odisha people on the special occasion.

ଉତ୍କଳ ଦିବସର ବିଶେଷ ଅବସରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଜନସାଧାରଣଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା । ଦେଶର ପ୍ରଗତିରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲୋକମାନେ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖନୀୟ ଯୋଗଦାନ ଦେଉଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ସମଗ୍ର ବିଶ୍ୱରେ ପ୍ରଶଂସିତ । ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଉଜ୍ଜ୍ୱଳ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ କାମନା କରୁଛି ।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 1, 2022

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik exhorted his State’s people to continue to strengthen their efforts for the prosperity of Odisha.

ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଓ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା। ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଗଠନର ବରେଣ୍ୟ ସାଧକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ଅବସରରେ ମୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି ଜଣାଉଛି। ଆସନ୍ତୁ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିର ସ୍ଵାଭିମାନକୁ ବଜାୟ ରଖିବା ସହ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଁ ଆମର ମିଳିତ ଉଦ୍ୟମକୁ ଆହୁରି ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ କରିବା। ବନ୍ଦେ ଉତ୍କଳ ଜନନୀ। #OdishaDibasa pic.twitter.com/1XsWOa581J

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 1, 2022

Odisha is celebrating its 87th Foundation Day on Friday to commemorate the formation of the State as a separate statehood with addition of Koraput and Ganjam from Madras Presidency on April 1, 1936.

Utkala Dibasa is celebrated on April 1 every year to remember the formation of Odisha as an Independent State. It is the first State to have been formed on a linguistic basis.

Under the British Government, Odisha was a part of Bengal Presidency, which consisted of Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha.