Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates Minati Mohapatra Cycling Velodrome at KIIT-KISS campus
Careers360 Connect | January 9, 2025 | 12:40 PM IST | 2 mins read
The cycling velodrome is named after Minati Mohapatra - Odisha’s first Arjuna Awardee in cycling.
NEW DELHI : The union minister of youth affairs and sports Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the Minati Mohapatra Cycling Velodrome at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KIIT-KISS) campus. The velodrome is named in honor of Minati Mohapatra, the first Arjun Awardee from Odisha in cycling, the official KIIT-KISS statement said.
While inaugurating the Velodrome, the union minister reflected on the significance of the occasion and said: “Today is an important day for me, what I witnessed aligns with the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a nation where education and sports go hand in hand.”
According to the KIIT-KISS, official statement, the minister also emphasized the importance of education in shaping a nation’s future, quoting Acharya Chanakya, and said: “I am satisfied that the country’s future is in the capable hands of educationists like Dr. Samanta. KIIT, KISS, and KIMS are nurturing students who will grow into responsible citizens. Wherever I go, I will share the best practices I observed here.”
Also read JEE Main 2025: NIT Karnataka, Surathkal cut-off rises for most BTech courses in last 3 years
Minati Mohapatra Cycling Velodrome at KIIT-KISS
The founder of KIIT, KISS, and KIMS, Samanta expressed his gratitude for the minister’s visit and highlighted about the plans to double the sports infrastructure at KIIT and KISS in the coming years. He added: “With the minister’s blessings, we aim to expand our facilities further and provide more opportunities for budding athletes.”
The secretary general of the Cycling Federation of India Maninder Pal Singh praised the minister’s passion for sports. He further adds: “The minister is a cycling enthusiast himself, and his contribution to promoting sports across the country is remarkable.”
Minati Mohapatra expressed gratitude and said: “I am speechless. People say Samanta is like a god to us. This is the greatest honor of my life.”
The KIIT vice-chancellor Saranjit Singh highlighted the minister’s achievements during his tenure as union health minister, and KISS vice-chancellor Deepak Kumar Behera delivered the vote of thanks, the official KIIT-KISS statement said.
Disclaimer: This content was distributed by the KIIT-KISS and has been published as part of Careers360’s marketing initiative.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Quick Watch
]Next Story
]Featured News
]- NIT Karnataka’s entrepreneurship model goes beyond incubators and into classrooms; now it’ll guide other NITs
- Defunding Liberal Arts: When sociology and history learning fades, social media influencers fill the gap
- Section of JBIMS grads without jobs, say placement team ‘not taking responsibility’; B-school blames students
- No lab, little funds, full-time job: Midnight equations land Tumkur University prof on top 2% scientists list
- The top 2% scientists' list counts papers, citations well; retractions may need a closer look
- Jadavpur University has 63 researchers in top 2% scientists list – highest count among state institutions
- Maharashtra NEET Counselling: Pvt medical colleges move HC, want institute rounds of MBBS, MD admissions back
- Global Hunger Index 2026: India ranks 100th, in ‘serious’ category; child-wasting level worst in South Asia
- Delhi University EC to discuss Rs 8,000-crore hostel plan for over 30,000 students
- ‘Part of Education’: Karnataka universities, colleges brace for first students’ union elections in 37 years