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Biju Patnaik's Iconic Dakota Plane To Be Brought To Odisha From Bengal
The Odisha government is set to bring to the state the iconic Dakota aircraft of former chief minister Biju Patnaik from Kolkata, with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) having agreed to hand over 1.1 acre land on the premises of the airport here for the purpose. Efforts to transport the aircraft to Odisha were made in the last two years, too, and tender was also floated for the initiative, but the COVID-19 pandemic stalled the plan, a senior official said. "The administration is now all set to complete the process as the AAI, at its recent board meeting, accepted the state government's proposal to lease out 1.1 acre of land for setting up a memorial, where the aircraft will be put up for display," the home department official said. Source - NDTV
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