Martyr Veer Surendra Sai’s Statue Unveiled At Odisha’s Jharsuguda Airport – ODISHA BYTES
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Jharsuguda: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday unveiled a life-size statue of legendary freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai in entrance of the VSS Airport right here on the event of the martyr’s 213th delivery anniversary.
Union Coal & Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi additionally joined the statue unboxing ceremony in digital mode.
Speaking on the event, Pradhan mentioned Veer Surendra Sai was one of many main freedom fighters who spent most of his life in jail. There ought to be a collective effort to develop the martyr’s birthplace right into a vacationer vacation spot, he added.
The statue has been constructed at a value of Rs 60 lakh with help from Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL).
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi, State Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Jharsuguda airport director Kishore Senapati and Collector Saroj Kumar Samal have been current on the digital operate.
Prime Minister Narendra had devoted the airport to the nation in September, 2018. Later, it was named after Veer Surendra Sai.
