Bhubaneswar, June 13 -- The Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC), in collaboration with mothers in Mission Shakti, today launched 'Pitha on Wheel' programme on the occasion of 'Raja festival', a popular cultural festival of Odisha.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated the employees of the OTDC for this unique initiative and wished his best wishes to the daughters and mothers of Odisha.

Mr Patnaik urged them to observe Raja festival in their house with Covid-appropriate behaviour.

OTDC has planned to provide various kinds of pitha (delicious Odia sweets) to people at Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Cuttack through "pitha on wheel programme".

The Chief Minister in a message said Raja is a cultural mass festival of Odisha. It is...