775 senior citizens from eight Odisha districts embark on Varanasi, Ayodhya pilgrimage

Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (UNI) As many as 775 senior citizens from eight districts of Odisha on Tuesday embarked on a pilgrimage to the holy cities of Varanasi and Ayodhya under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana (BNTYY). The third pilgrimage train under the scheme for the financial year 2026-27 was virtually flagged off by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari from Lok Seva Bhawan here. The pilgrimage train commenced its journey from Sambalpur Railway Station, carrying 775 senior citizens and 25 escort officers from Sambalpur, Anugul, Bargarh, Balangir, Jharsuguda, Subarnapur, Sundargarh and Deogarh districts. The Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra…