BHUBANESWAR: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who is on a week-long tour to Japan to woo investors, convened his first cabinet meeting virtually from abroad and approved seven important projects, including the establishment of a directorate of Odisha Paribar, a dedicated administrative office to address issues concerning Odias living in other states and abroad.
At around 5 pm in Japan, Naveen was connected to his cabinet colleagues in Bhubaneswar (around 3.30 hours behind) through the Odisha State Wide Area Network (OSWAN) that provides data connectivity, voice and video services to various government offices throughout the state. Naveen officiated the cabinet meeting, processed files and signed documents via OSWAN from Kyoto, about 6,000 km from Odisha.
