At the invitation of the Chief Scientific Adviser of the Prime Minister’s Office, Banita Das, an Oriya girl from Nabarangpur, who discovered a small planet, visited the DRDO office and various research institutes in New Delhi.
When she arrived in New Delhi today, she went to the residence of Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to meet him. On the occasion, Minister Shri Pradhan welcomed Banita and said that ‘Banita’ the daughter of Odisha, is a successful student and the discoverer of the small planet, making Oriya soil proud.
It is learned that Banita Das, who discovered a small planet, is currently studying in class XI at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Amarkantak of Madhya Pradesh.
Shri Pradhan also advised Banita to serve the human race as a space scientist in the future. Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also tweeted congratulations in this regard on Twitter.