Prime Minister arrived in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar. He will attend an event in Talcher to mark the commencement of work in the Talcher Fertilizer Plant. He will address a public meeting and inaugurate the local airport in Jharsuguda.

In Odisha, he will unveil a plaque to mark the commencement of work for the revival of Talcher fertilizer plant, which is the first plant in India to have a coal gasification based fertilizer unit.

PM Modi will then travel to Jharsuguda to launch an airport there. It will bring western Odisha on the aviation map of India, and help regional air connectivity through the UDAN scheme. The prime minister will also dedicate the Garjanbahal coal mines, and the Jharsuguda-Barapali-Sardega rail link to the nation.

He will also unveil a plaque to mark the commencement of coal production and transportation from Dulanga coal mines.

He will then fly for Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district where he will visit an exhibition on traditional handloom and agriculture. PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for national highway projects and the Pendra-Anuppur third railway line.

The prime minister will also address a Kisan Sammelan between 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm. "The PM will lay foundation stone for the Rs 1697.79 crore Bilaspur-Anuppur Third Rail Track Project in Bilaspur-Anuppur section of South East Central Railway. The 152 km rail route runs for 119.55 km in Chhattisgarh and 32.45 km in Madhya Pradesh," an official said. This track will not only ease passenger services but also augment coal transportation of SECL for its mines in Raigarh and Mand areas, the official added.

Chief Minister Raman Singh, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai will also grace the occasion.