- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on Utkal Dibasa.
- Utkala Diwas, also known as the Odisha Diwas, is the foundation day of Odisha.
- Every year, the state celebrates April 1 as the day of its origin.
- On this day, the state of Odisha was declared an independent province when divided by Bihar.
- The state is the 8th largest state by area and the 11th largest state by population.
- The reports from the World Bank suggest that the state of Odisha has a rich mineral reserve containing 30 percent of India’s iron ore and 90 percent of India’s chromite deposits.
- It also has resources like coal, bauxite, nickel, and manganese.
SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB