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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government has decided to establish a modern library in memory of the great freedom fighter late Biswanath Pandit at the Puri-Angul bus stand located at Badambadi in Cuttack city.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the proposal for the modern library, which will be built at Rs 30,58,31,100.
Based on feedback collected from the residents of Cuttack during the visit of 5T Secretary VK Pandian to Cuttack city, the state government made the decision to build a modern library in memory of the late Biswanath Pandit in the millennium city.
The modern library will have a grand reading hall, which will be useful for students in preparing to crack competitive examinations, the CMO stated in a release today.
Notably, Biswanath Pandit was born at Dagarpada in Cuttack. He was jailed joining the freedom movement of the country. Taking part in social movements, he later fought for dalits, labourers and workers in his lifespan.
The Chief Minister expressed the hope that the establishment of a library in the name of late Biswanath Pandit would give due respect to the memory of the great freedom fighter and people especially youth would be aware and get inspired about his contribution to Odisha.
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