The full name of Biju Patnaik was Bijayananda Patnaik. He was born in Cuttack, Odisha on March 5, 1916. Apart from being a politician, he was an aeronautical engineer, navigator, industrialist, pilot, freedom fighter, and outstanding personality.
He was a great builder of Odisha. He built Odisha’s most prominent port (Paradeep Port) by spending Rs.1.60 billion.
Biju Patnaik’s son and current chief minister of Odisha Sri Naveen Patnaik declared 5th March, his father’s birthday, as Panchayati Raj Divas. This day is an acknowledged holiday in Orissa.
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