Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 8 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, hosted a roundtable dialogue in Kyoto with a concentrate on alternatives for collaboration between Japan and Odisha in Tourism and Sports. The dialogue was attended by main tour operators and representatives of the hospitality sector from Japan and participation from numerous Japanese sports activities associations and representatives from the sports activities sector.
During the dialogue, the Chief Minister highlighted the immense potential of Odisha as a vacationer vacation spot, with a specific emphasis on leveraging Odisha’s wealthy Buddhist custom, particularly the heritage websites in Dhauli, Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri and Udayagiri. He spoke concerning the numerous initiatives undertaken by the Government of Odisha to advertise tourism and enhance tourism infrastructure within the state.
The Chief Minister additionally highlighted the numerous strides made by Odisha within the sports activities sector and expressed his hope for collaboration with Japanese sports activities associations and universities.
Chief Minister Patnaik highlighted the Government of Odisha’s concentrate on the sector of hockey. He knowledgeable the viewers concerning the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, the world’s largest hockey stadium by way of seating capability and the way it was inbuilt a report 15 months’ time. He additionally spoke concerning the focus of the Government of Odisha on enhancing sports activities on the grassroots degree.
Recently, the Student Delegates and Professors of Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan had been to KIIT University, Bhubaneswar on a tutorial publicity journey. The Honourable Chief Minister cited this instance and urged everybody current to discover such collaborative alternatives. He urged stakeholders within the sports activities and tourism sector to discover alternatives for collaboration between Japan and Odisha.
The delegation additionally offered an outline of the funding alternatives accessible in Odisha for Japanese traders within the tourism and sports activities sectors. The tourism and hospitality sector representatives expressed their curiosity in exploring the probabilities of collaboration with Odisha, given the state’s distinctive cultural heritage and pure magnificence.
The roundtable dialogue offered a superb alternative for each the Japanese and Odisha delegations to discover avenues of collaboration in tourism and sports activities. The assembly concluded with the individuals expressing their dedication to working in direction of strengthening ties between Japan and Odisha in these essential sectors.
The Chief Minister expressed his appreciation for the nice and cozy hospitality prolonged by the folks of Kyoto and conveyed his hope that the go to would contribute to additional strengthening the connection between Japan and Odisha.
Principal Secretary Industries Hemant Sharma made an in depth presentation on the Tourism sector in Odisha and the alternatives with State coverage. Secretary Sports Vineel Krishna made a presentation on the sports activities sector-related actions and the distinctive partnership mannequin promoted by the state.
The delegates actively participated within the deliberations and confirmed an lively curiosity in partnering with Odisha. (ANI)