99TH SCIENCE CONGRESS WILL BE HELD IN ODISHA

99TH SCIENCE CONGRESS WILL BE HELD IN ODISHA 1/01/2012
ODISHA NEWS:

Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar in full swing for 99th Indian Science Congress which will be held from from January 3 to January 7 at KIIT Campus. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate it on January 3 and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and Science Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmuk and many other eminent persons, including Nobel laureates, are expected to grace the five-day mega event.


More than 11,000 scientists have sought registration so far and the final tally is expected to cross 15,000. The Venue can accommodate 20,000 persons at a time and over 1 lakh visitors are expected to visit the event over the five-day period.


Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh scheduled to arrive here on January 2 evening and spend the night at the Raj Bhawan. After inaugurating the Science Congress at 10 am on January 3, he will visit the Pradesh Congress headquarters to interact with State Congress leaders and workers and leave for New Delhi at 12.25 pm on the same day. Singh will be at the Science Congress from 10 am to 11.30 am.


The KIIT University is the host, and it is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the Science Congress, being held in the city after a gap of over three decades, would be an event to remember. The sprawling campus would be the venue of the main event and all the side shows that include Children’s Science Congress, Women’s Science Congress, India Pride Science Exhibition, the UNESCO Kalinga Award, scientific film festivals and an Odisha Mandap to showcase the rich art, culture, heritage, history and tradition of the State. A veritable art exhibition with well over 100 sculptures, two- kilometre long murals and over a kilometer-long painting awaits to greet the visitors to the venue.


The State Government has pitched in with efforts to spruce up the looks of the city and beef up security to the level demanded by the visit of the Prime Minister. The Bhubaneswar Commissioner ate police are looking after security and safety issues. Civic authorities have a plan in place for cleanliness. The road from Patia to Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) is being widened.

SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR MISHRA,
BUREAU CHIEF, THESE DAYS,
ODISHA