Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma recently held a meeting with the Union Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan to discuss the preparations for the upcoming festival of Nabakalebar in Odisha.
Sharma said that the Union Tourism Ministry will promote the Nabakalebar festival under the ‘Incredible India Campaign’ for its international branding. The Government of India will release Rs 50 crore for providing infrastructure and facilities for the Nabakalebar festival. The Union Culture Ministry will release a postal stamp and coin to mark the festival, Sharma declared.
He also revealed that the Government of India is making all efforts to start the first International flight from the Bhubaneswar on this auspicious occasion. This first flight is likely to be for Abu Dhabi, he added. Odisha has been demanding an international flight from the Bhubaneswar International airport.
