In a significant move to promote the performing arts in the state, the National School of Drama (NSD) is set to establish an outreach centre in Odisha, informed Minister for Odia Language, Literature, and Culture Suryabanshi Suraj. As per sources, the outreach centre of NSD will operate temporarily from the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre in Bhubaneswar in the initial phase. Later, it will be shifted to its own campus.