Bhubaneswar, July 11 -- Next year the 28th Eastern Zonal Council meeting will be held in Odisha's Puri, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said.

Majhi who returned to Bhubaneswar after attending the 27th Eastern Zonal Council meeting held in Ranchi on Thursday said this in a statement to mediapersons at the airport.

The Chief Minister said that he had proposed to hold this meeting in Odisha next year and this was accepted by Union Minister Amit Shah and all other members. It was announced in the meeting that it will be held in Puri.

The Chief Minister said that the 27th Eastern Zonal Council meeting covered Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha had successfully concluded.

In particular, discussions were held on how to accelerate th...