Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday visit Rourkela in Odisha to inaugurate the second modernization project of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). The 4.5 million tonne modernisation project of RSP of the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has been built with an expenditure of about Rs 12,000 crore.

Prime Minister Modi is also scheduled to visit the plate mill of RSP and hold discussions on various development works carried out by the plant authorities. He will later also address a public rally.

Union Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and senior officials of the steel ministry and SAIL are likely to accompany the Prime Minister during his visit. "The Prime Minister will visit the Rourkela steel plant and is coming by a special flight. He will be honoured with a floral tribute," said Oram.

"He will see the activity inside the steel plant. Eminent personalities will pay him floral tribute. He will address the people too. We are also waiting for the development although the Central Government has contributed immensely in our development," he added.