Highlighting Odisha’s potential, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hosted a roundtable dialogue in Kyoto, with the intention of strengthening the state’s ties with Japan in tourism and sport sectors.

On the tourism facet, the chief minister displayed Odisha’s wealthy Buddhist structure, particularly the heritage websites in Dhauli, Lalitgiri,Ratnagiri, Udayagiri. He additionally spoke in regards to the varied initiatives undertaken by his Government to advertise tourism and enhance its infrastructure.

For the sports activities area, he spoke about hockey, notably specializing in the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, the world’s largest hockey stadium when it comes to seating capability and the way it was in-built a file 15 months’ time.

He additionally spoke in regards to the focus of the Government of Odisha on enhancing sports activities on the grassroots degree.

The dialogue was attended by main tour operators and representatives of the hospitality sector and varied sports activities associations and representatives of Japan.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Government of Odisha and Arcelor-Mittal Nippon Steel for the event of a state-of-the-art Gymnastics Centre in Odisha, in addition to for collaborating in selling sports activities within the state.

The delegation additionally supplied an outline of the funding alternatives out there in Odisha for Japanese buyers within the tourism and sports activities sectors.

The representatives from the tourism and hospitality sector expressed their curiosity in exploring the probabilities of collaboration with Odisha, given the state’s distinctive cultural heritage and pure magnificence.

Principal secretary Industries Hemant Sharma made an in depth presentation on the Tourism sector in Odisha and the alternatives with State coverage.

Secretary Sports Vineel Krishna additionally offered on the sports activities sector associated actions and the distinctive partnership mannequin promoted by the state. The delegates actively participated within the deliberations and confirmed lively curiosity in partnering with Odisha

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