Bhubaneswar, Feb 27: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to arrive in Odisha for a two-day visit starting March 5. According to an official statement released on Friday, a high-level preparatory meeting was held on Thursday, chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, to finalize arrangements for the Union Minister's visit.

Sources confirmed that Amit Shah will arrive in Odisha on the evening of March 5 via a special Indian Air Force aircraft from New Delhi.

On March 6, he will attend the Foundation Day programme of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Mundali in Cuttack district. Later that afternoon, he is scheduled to visit Jatni in Khurda district, where he will lay the foundation stone for the Bhubaneswar campuses of the National Forensic Sciences University and the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL).

Additionally, Shah will virtually inaugurate the National Forensic Sciences University Transit Campus in Bhubaneswar. In the afternoon, he will inaugurate the ‘Naveen Nyaya Sanhita’ exhibition at the IDCO Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar. He is also expected to lay foundation stones and inaugurate various projects related to the Cooperation Department and other state departments.

To facilitate the minister’s participation in the CISF Foundation Day event, officials have been directed to undertake road black-topping from Godisahi to Mundali, along with street lighting, sanitation, cleanliness, and beautification works.

The meeting also reviewed the Minister’s itinerary, security arrangements, traffic and route planning, and other logistical preparations at the programme venues. Chief Secretary Anu Garg has directed all departments to ensure seamless coordination and timely preparations to ensure the smooth conduct of the visit.

Hemant Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary of Home, Industries, and the Information & Public Relations Department, briefed the meeting on the state government's ongoing preparations.