Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will hoist the National Flag and take salute at the state-level parade on the Independence Day in Bhubaneswar.
The state government, in a release on Thursday, has released the list of ministers and other dignitaries who will hoist the Tricolour at different places on August 15.
As per the list, minister Jagannath Saraka will take salute at the parade at Kandhamal district, Niranjan Pujari in Puri, Ranendra Pratap Swain in Koraput, Pradip Kumar Amat in Ganjam, Pramilla Mallik in Bargarh, Usha Devi in Sambalpur, Prafulla Kumar Mallik in Keonjhar, Pratap Keshari Deb in Angul, Atanu Sabyasachi Nyak in Rayagada, Tukuni Sahu in Jagatsinghpur, Ashok Chandra Panda in Balangir, Rajendra Dholakia in Sundargarh, Bikaram Keshari Arukha in Cuttack, Sudam Marandi in Balasore, Sharada Prasad Nayak in Jharsuguda, Aswini Kumar Patra in Mayurbhanj, Priti Ranjan Ghadai in Balangir, Rita Sau in Sonepur, and Basanti Hembram in Dhenkanal.
Similarly, RDC (southern division) will hoist the National Flag at Berhampur and RDC (northern division) at Rourkela.
The district collectors of Bhadrak, Boudh, Deogarh, Gajapati, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Khurda, Nuapada, Nabarangpur and Nayagarh will take salute at the Independence Day parade in their respective districts, the release stated.
