Biju Babu’s Dakota Aircraft To Come To Odisha Very Soon

Biju Babu’s Dakota Aircraft To Come To Odisha Very Soon

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has already initiated a process to bring back the iconic aircraft of Biju Patnaik which is lying in a dilapidated condition at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (NSCB) International Airport in Kolkata. Biju Babu had once used his favorite plane to rescue erstwhile Indonesian Vice President Muhammad Hatta and Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir from enemy clutches in July 1947. 

The process has already been initiated and PDW has been assigned to float tender, Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera said. After the aircraft is brought back, it will be kept beside the statue of Biju Babu in front of the airport at Bhubaneswar for public view. The Odisha Government has already initiated a process to bring back the iconic aircraft of Biju Patnaik which is lying in a dilapidated condition at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (NSCB) International Airport in Kolkata.