Paradip, Jan 27: The 68th Republic Day has been celebrated with much pomp & ceremony at Paradip Industrial city. It started with Prabhat pherry by the students of different schools of all the areas. In all the industrial units specially in PPT, IOCL,PPL,IFFCO & ESSAR and other medium & small scale units. At PPT Rinkesh Roy, Chairman unfurled the tricolor and addressed the gathering and so also in other units the heads of the organizations. The flag hoisting ceremony was followed by parade & mass drills. There were various programmes all through the day. Poets Meet, different matches & entertainment programmes were held at different places.