CM highlights Odisha’s tourism and sports sectors 

Highlighting the immense potential of Odisha as a tourist destination, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hosted a roundtable discussion in Kyoto, with the aim of strengthening the state’s ties with Japan in tourism and sport sectors.

The event was attended by major tour operators & representatives from Japan, Japanese sports associations & sports representatives.

Highlighting Odisha’s potential as a tourist destination, CM laid emphasis on State’s rich Buddhist tradition & heritage sites. CM also mentioned about Govt’s initiative to popularise hockey & expressed his hope for collaboration with Japanese sports associations & universities.

On the tourism side, the chief minister displayed Odisha’s rich Buddhist architecture, especially the heritage sites in Dhauli, Lalitgiri,Ratnagiri, Udayagiri. He also spoke about the various initiatives undertaken by his Government to promote tourism and improve its infrastructure.

For the sports arena, he spoke about hockey, particularly focusing on the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, the world’s largest hockey stadium in terms of seating capacity and how it was built in a record 15 months’ time.

He also spoke about the focus of the Government of Odisha on improving sports at the grassroots level.

The delegation also provided an overview of the investment opportunities available in Odisha for Japanese investors in the tourism and sports sectors.