Sambalpur, Mar 26: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan celebrated the festival of colours- Holi - with BJP activists and general public in Sambalpur, Odisha on Tuesday.

"Happy to play Holi with activists and the public in Sambalpur. Let Holi fill everyone's life with happiness and joy," Pradhan posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

ସମ୍ବଲପୁରରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକର୍ତ୍ତା ଓ ଜନସାଧାରଣଙ୍କ ସହ ହୋଲି ଖେଳି ଆନନ୍ଦିତ । ହୋଲି ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ଜୀବନରେ ଖୁସି ଓ ଆନନ୍ଦର ରଙ୍ଗ ଭରିଦେଉ । pic.twitter.com/s0ukVNfxaG

— Dharmendra Pradhan (मोदी का परिवार) (@dpradhanbjp) March 26, 2024

Earlier in the day, the Minister visited the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla and met the diarrhoea-affected patients, who have been admitted to the VIMSAR.

Pradhan, who has been named the BJP candidate for the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat for the upcoming general elections, enquired about the health condition of diarrhoea-affected people from doctors at the VIMSAR .

ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ହୀରାକୁଦ ସମେତ ପାର୍ଶ୍ୱବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ଡାଇରିଆ ସଂକ୍ରମଣ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆକ୍ରାନ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଭିମସାର, ବୁର୍ଲା ମେଡିକାଲରେ ଚିକିତ୍ସାଧୀନ ଥିବା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଭେଟିବା ସହ ଡାକ୍ତରଙ୍କୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟାବସ୍ଥା ପଚାରିବୁଝିଲି । ସମସ୍ତ ଆକ୍ରାନ୍ତଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ସ୍ଥିର ଥିବା ଡାକ୍ତର ଓ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟକର୍ମୀମାନେ ମୋତେ… pic.twitter.com/VQFs0l09cC

— Dharmendra Pradhan (मोदी का परिवार) (@dpradhanbjp) March 26, 2024

Notably, two people have died of diarrhoea in the Hirakud area in Sambalpur recently and several others are still undergoing treatment for the  waterborne disease.

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