Naidu’s Odisha visit cancelled due to inclement.

New Delhi, Dec 27 (HS): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu’s visit to Odisha was today cancelled on Friday following inclement weather in Chhattisgarh. He waited for over three hours at Raipur airport but visibility still remained poor. Therefore, he conveyed his good wishes through an audio message and also expressed regret for not being able to attend the programmes in Odisha.

Naidu had arrived at Raipur in Chhattisgarh from Delhi on Thursday from where he was scheduled to travel to Balangir, Odisha today to inaugurate the LPG Bottling Plant built by BPCL. He was also to attend the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Rajendra College there.

But due to dense fog, Naidu’s chopper could not take off from Chhattisgarh and it had to be cancelled.

“Though I have been waiting at Raipur airport for two hours, it is not possible for the chopper to take off,” Naidu said.He extended his warm greetings to BPCL and the people of western Odisha on getting a new LPG Bottling Plant that would cater to around 20 lakh households by filling 42 lakh cylinders per annum.

He appreciated the progress made in providing LPG connections under PM Ujjwala Yojana and termed the access to clean energy an integral part of government’s women empowerment efforts.He expressed hope that the new bottling plant in Balangir would give further fillip to these efforts and make women’s live easier and healthier by ensuring timely supply of LPG in the region.

Naidu also extended good wishes and greetings to the students, faculty members and alumni of Rajendra College, Balangir who are celebrating Platinum Jubilee of the college.

The college was founded by Shri Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, the king of erstwhile Patna State and later Chief Minister of Odisha, in 1944.The Vice President appreciated the vision and farsightedness of Shri Deo who could realize the importance of good education for the progress and well being of society so early.