Singapore President to Visit Odisha, Konark Sun Temple
By Rediff Money Desk, Bhubaneswar Jan 16, 2025 23:17
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to visit Odisha on Friday, touring Konark Sun Temple, vaccine plant, and World Skill Centre. The visit precedes the 'Utkarsh Odisha: Make-in-Odisha conclave'.

Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (PTI) Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam is set to embark on a two-day visit to Odisha starting Friday, during which he will tour the Konark Sun Temple, a vaccine manufacturing plant and the World Skill Centre in Bhubaneswar, officials said.
The visit assumes significance as it will be Shanmugaratnam's first visit to the state ahead of 'Utkarsh Odisha: Make-in-Odisha conclave', scheduled for January 28 and 29. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers, MPs, and officials.
According to the schedule, the Singaporean President will arrive here at the airport around 11.30 am. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, other ministers and senior officials will meet him in a hotel later.
In the afternoon, he will take part in a MoU signing ceremony to extend cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to further enhance the skill development ecosystem, particularly for the semiconductor industry in the state.
Shanmugaratnam is also scheduled to visit the World Skill Centre, which was set up here by Singapore's Institute of Technical Education and Education Services (ITEES) with funding from the Asian Development Bank.
On January 18, the President will visit the Sun Temple in Konark and the vaccine manufacturing plant of Bharat Biotech on the outskirts of the state capital.
The visit assumes significance as it will be Shanmugaratnam's first visit to the state ahead of 'Utkarsh Odisha: Make-in-Odisha conclave', scheduled for January 28 and 29. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including ministers, MPs, and officials.
According to the schedule, the Singaporean President will arrive here at the airport around 11.30 am. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, other ministers and senior officials will meet him in a hotel later.
In the afternoon, he will take part in a MoU signing ceremony to extend cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to further enhance the skill development ecosystem, particularly for the semiconductor industry in the state.
Shanmugaratnam is also scheduled to visit the World Skill Centre, which was set up here by Singapore's Institute of Technical Education and Education Services (ITEES) with funding from the Asian Development Bank.
On January 18, the President will visit the Sun Temple in Konark and the vaccine manufacturing plant of Bharat Biotech on the outskirts of the state capital.
Source: PTI
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