The following dignitaries were present for the inauguration of the centre: Mohammed Shahid Jabbar (Joint Secretary, FAO), Sayed Akmal Ali (Secretary, Kendrapara DAA), Surjit Ghosh (Technical Director, FAO), Sahadeb Rout (Chairman, Women’s Committee, FAO), Debendra Sharma (Member, FAO), Manoj Kumar Sahoo (Member, FAO), and Pradhudutta Dalai (Member, FAO).