Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people of Odisha on the occasion of Utkala Dibasa.

Kovind wished for Odisha's bright future and prosperity while Modi prayed for Odisha's constant progress and prosperity in the times to come.

Utkala Dibasa is celebrated every year to commemorate the formation of the state on linguistic basis on April 1, 1936.