: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will inaugurate the 84th session of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) in Bhubaneswar Friday.

Briefing media persons here on the eve of the beginning of the IRC, state Works minister Prithviraj Harichandan said that Odisha is going to host the session for the sixth time, and the last session was held in Bhubaneswar a decade ago.

While Gadkari will inaugurate the session in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, two union ministers of state and about 3,500 delegates, including engineers, scientists, academicians, and administrators from across the country, are expected to participate in the four-day-long event, he said.

The focus of this year’s congress will be on sustainable, resilient, and eco-friendly infrastruct

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