Orissa Infrastructure Links with some commentary:
focus on government, education, transportation, tourism, and investment

Since June 2006 this site is rarely updated. Please visit Orissalinks and Orissagrowth pages.

Important Orissa related Blogs: IISER/NIS shifting controversy; New IIT follies; A central univ in KBK; Orissalinks blog

R and R (Resettlement and Rehabilitation) policy documents and drafts: Orissa govt 2006 policy; National policy (2003); An alternative proposal by Mr. C. Behera

Orissa Governement

Orissa economic survey 2003

Government of India budget and economic survey

Center for promoting an equitable India

Poverty, Disparity or the development of underdevelopment in Orissa: a research paper published in 2005

Interpreting the demand for Koshala State in Orissa: development versus underdevelopment

Indian planning commission (with links to Orissa related plan documents) : Officials; Orissa: Infrastructure development

Orissa annual plan: 2006-07

Districts of Orissa and their government home pages; KBK project

Orissa Review: e-magazine published by the Orissa government

IPICOL; IDCO; Ekamra haat; INFO Park

Population of metropolitan areas

Infrastructure by cities, towns, and city/town clusters

• Educational and research infrastructure of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Khordha-Puri: [Khordha District], [Puri District], [Cuttack District]
• Infrastructure of Rourkela-Kansbahal: [Sundergarh District]
• Infrastructure of Berhampur-Gopalpur-Chhatrapur: [Ganjam District]
• Infrastructure of Sambalpur-Burla-Baragarh-Chipilima-Hirakud: [Sambalpur District], [Bargarh District]
• Infrastructure of Balasore-Chandipur: [Baleswar District]
• Infrastructure of Anugul-Talcher-Saranga-Nalco nagar -- under construction: [Angul District]
• Infrastructure of Koraput-Jeypore-Sunabedha-Damanjodi -- under construction: [Koraput District]
• Infrastructure of Baripada-Similipal -- under construction: [Mayurbhanja District]
• Infrastructure of Bhadrakh -- under construction: [Bhadrakh District]
• Infrastructure of Dhenkanal -- under construction: [Dhenkanala District]
• Infrastructure of Jajpur Rd-Vyasanagar-Duburi-Kalinga nagar -- under construction
• Infrastructure of Jharsugurha-Brajarajanagar-Belpahara -- under construction: [Jharsuguda District]
• Infrastructure of Keonjhar -- under construction: [Keonjhar District]
• Infrastructure of Paradeep -- under construction: [Jagatsinghpur District]
• Infrastructure of Rayagada-Theruvali -- under construction: [Raygada District]

• IIT Bhubaneswar .
• NISER (National Institute of Science Education and Research), Bhubaneswar.
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar.
  • College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar .B.Sc.(Agri), M.Sc.(Agri).
  • College of Agriculture, Chiplima, Sambalpur B.Sc.(Ag.)
  • College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Bhubaneswar 2 Yrs. ISc. / 3 Yrs. Sc. Vocational(Agri & Vet)
  • College of Fishery, Bhubaneswar .B.Sc.(Fishery)
  • College of Home Science, Bhubaneswar B.Sc.(Home Sc.)
  • College of Sericulture PG Diploma in Seiculture
  • Orissa veterinary college
• Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. [another site] (Ref. [1], [2], [3], [4:pioneer-july24-05] )
• Utkal University of Culture , Bhubaneswar
• KIIT--deemed university , Bhubaneswar.
• Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Puri.
• Berhampur University, Berhampur
  • Ocean Science and Technology Cell
• Sambalpur University, Burla, Sambalpur
• Fakirmohan University, Balasore: [1]
• North Orissa University, Baripada
• Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela
• National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
  [ranked 17 nationally and 3 -- after IIT KGP and IIT Guwahati-- in the eastern zone in 2005 Dataquest ranking of Tech schools]
• CSIR (deemed university) [Ref] -- Regional Research Laboratory , Bhubaneswar.
• (Proposed) Orissa University of Health sciences. [1], [2], [3:Pioneer], [4:NewIndPress]
• Editor's comment July 1 05: Government of Orissa should immediately establish a comprehensive KBK University with several branch campuses among the locations of Koraput, Raygada, Bhawanipatna, and Balangir. It should then push for central university status for this university. This university should be named after the first widely publicized person who died of hunger in KBK as a reminder for governments (both central and state) not to ever forget about this area.

• Institute of Physics , Bhubaneswar
• Institute of Life Sciences , Bhubaneswar
• Regional Research Laboratoty , Bhubaneswar
• Regional medical research center , Bhubaneswar
• Biju Patnaik National Steel Institute, Puri
• Central Rice Research Institute , Cuttack
• Central Institute of fresh water aquaculture , Bhubaneswar
• Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar center. : [MOU with Master Craftsman Training Institute, Aug'05]
• National Research Centre for Water Technology , Bhubaneswar.
• National research center for women in agriculture, Bhubaneswar.
• Various other ICAR institutes.
• National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Olatpur, Cuttack
• Orissan Institute of Maritime and South-east Asian Studies (OIMSEAS), Bhubaneswar. [1]
• Institute of Molecular Medicine and Nano Bio-science, Bhubaneswar. Ref: [1].
• Regional Leprosy Training & Research Institute, Babanpur, Ganjam, Orrissa. ([1] )
• Odissi research center , Bhubaneswar.
• Institutions under the Science and Technology Department of Govt of Orissa:
  • Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA)
  • Orissa Remote Sensing Application Centre (ORSAC) (renamed to Orissa Space Application Center)
  • Orissa Bigyan Academy (OBA)
  • Pathani Samanta Planeterium
  • Institute of Material Sciences (IMS)
  • Institute of Mathematics and Application (IMA)
• Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, Bhubaneswar .
• Biju Patnaik Medicinal Plants Garden & Research Centre, Jeypore: [1]
• Intermediate Ballistic Research center, Chandipur, Balasore
• Kedarnath Gabesana Pratisthana, Bhubaneswar
• Coconut research center, Sakhigopal
• Nabakrushna Choudhury Institutre of Economic Foundation, Bhubaneswar
• Tribal research Institute, Bhubaneswar
• Regional lingusitic center, Bhubaneswar
• Acharya Harihar Cancer research Institute, Cuttack
• Regional Plant Resource Centre, Mangrove Research Centre. Bhubaneswar 751 015. Orissa.
• National Institute for Plant Biodiversity Conservation and Research. Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar 751015. Orissa.
• Regional Center of Central Tuber Crop Research Institute, Bhubaneswar
• Sea Turtle Research center, Balighai, Puri

Art Institutes

• Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Bhubaneswar
• Golden Sand Art Institute of Sudarsan Pattnaik, Puri beach
• ICI Orissa Art Conservation Centre, Bhubaneshwar

Medical/Dental Colleges in Orissa.

• Neelachal Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
• Hi-Tech Medical College, Bhubaneswar. (faculty)
• Vargabi Medical College, Bhubaneswar 751 001
• Lord Jaganath Institute of Dental Science & Research, Bhubaneswar
• S. C. B. Medical college, Cuttack
• Gandhi Dental College, Janla, Bhubaneswar (is being established by GIET, has permission from center and state govt, and Utkal Univ) Ref: [1].
• MKCG Medical college, Berhampur
• VSS Medical college, Burla, Sambalpur
• Various other medical and medical technology instituitions
• Ref: Medical colleges in India
• Orissa government efforts for more private medical colleges: [1:Pioneer-July30-05]

Management Institutes (granting MBA or equivalent) in Orissa

• BPUT approved institutes (2006)
• Xaviers Institute of Management , Bhubaneswar.
  Rank: [8 in Outlook, 19 Sept 2005], [10 in Business world 2004], [15 in Business world 2003], [Top A+ in AIMA-04].
• Regional College of Management , GD-2/12, & 2/13, Nandan Kanan Road, Chandrashekarpur, Bhubaneswar - 751 023 Dist: Khurda.
  Rank: [34 in Outlook, 19 Sept 2005], [33 in Business world 2004], [27 in Business world-2003], [A in AIMA-04].
• Institute of Business Administration & Training (IBAT) , At/Po: KIIT, Patia, Bhubaneswar - 751 024 Dist: Khurda.
  Rank: [52 in Businessworld 2003], [Top A in AIMA-04].
• Institute of Management & Information Science, 2130/4711, Vivekananda Marg, Bhubaneswar - 751 002 Dist: Khurda
  Rank: [46 in Outlook, 19 Sept 2005] [Top A in AIMA-04].
• Centurion School of Rural Enterprise Management, Parlakhemundi.
• Ajay Binay Institute of Technology (pvt), Piloo Modi, C-12, Industrial Area, Badambadi, Khapuria, Cuttack - 753012, Orissa
• Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Sciences (pvt), (DRIEMS), AT/PO Kairapari, Kotsahi, Tangi, Dist. Cuttack, Orissa.
• Academy of Management Studies, Pubasasan, Kausalyagang, Bhubaneshwar - 751 001 Dist: Khurda
• Bhubaneswar Institute of Management & Information Technology, Geetanjali, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar - 751 010 Dist: Khurda
• Biju Patnaik Institute of Information Technology & Management Studies F-4, Chandaka Industrial Estate, (Opp. Infocity Telephone Exchange), Bhubaneswar - 751 024 Dist: Khurda
• BRM Institute of Management & Information Technology, At Pubasasan, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar - 751 010 Dist: Khurda
• Centre for Management Studies, Orissa Engineering College, Nabajyoti Vihar, Nijigarh Kurki, Bhubaneswar - 751 007 Dist: Khurda
• Center for IT Education (CITE), Bhubaneswar, a wing of Orissa State Electronics Development Corp.
• Department of Business Administration, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar - 751 004 Dist: Khurda
• Global Institute of Management, Mahatab Road, Cuttack - 753 001 Dist: Cuttack
• Institute of Business & Computer Studies, 644/3019, Jagamara, Bhubaneswar - 751 030 Dist: Khurda
• Institute of Co-operative Management, UNIT-VIII, Nayapalli Bhubaneswar - 751 012 Dist: Khurda
• Institute of Management & Information Technology, (Formerly College of Accountancy & Management), Cuttack - 753 007 Dist: Cuttack
• Institute of Management, Gyan Vihar, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar - 751 010 Dist: Khurda
• Institute of Professional Studies & Research , H.O. Harmony House, Opp. TV Centre, Tulsipur Road, Cuttack - 753 008 Dist: Cuttack
• Rajdhani College of Engineering & Management Plot no. 18, Sector A, Zone B, Mancheswar Indl Estate Bhubaneswar - 751 005 Dist: Khurda
• Srusti Academy of Management, Plot no. 38/1 Chandaka Indl. Estate Bhubaneswar - 751 031 Dist: Khurda
• Academy of Business Administration, 2S, 1/1, Industrial Estate, ITI Square, Angargada, Balasore - 756 001 Dist: Balasore
• Asian Workers Development Institute, Bastia Smruti Sadan, Rourkela - 769 002 Dist: Sundargarh
• Bhadrak Institute of Engineering & Technology, Barapada Bhadrak - 756 113 Dist: Bhadrak
• Department of Business Administration, Berhampur University, Bhanja Bihar, Berhampur - 760 007 Dist: Ganjam
• Department of Business Administration, Sambalpur University, University Campus, Jyothi Vihar Building, Burla - 768 019 Dist: Sambalpur
• Gandhi Institute of Management Studies, Kharling Post, Gobriguda, Gunupur - 765 022 Dist: Rayagada
• Rourkela Institute of Management Studies, Institutional Area, Gopapabandhunagar, Chhend, Rourkela - 769 015 Dist: Sundargarh
  Rank: [52 in Business world 2004], [45 in Business world 2003]
• S.M. Institute of Technology PG Centre for Management Studies, Brundaban Vihar, Berhampur - 761 100 Dist: Ganjam
• Gangadhar Meher College (Autonomous) Sambalpur-04, Sambalpur, Orissa
• A crude ranking of MBA granting institutions in Orissa based on BPUT data
• Ref: AICTE list of MBA granting institutions
• Ref: Various Business School Rankings

Engineering Colleges in Orissa

• BPUT approved institutes (2006)
• Ajay Binay Institute of Technology (pvt), Cuttack
• C. V. Raman College of Engineering (pvt), Bhubaneswar
• College of Engineering (pvt), Bhubaneshwar
• College of Engineering & Technology (govt), Bhubaneswar
• Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Sciences(pvt), Tangi, Cuttack
• Eastern Academy of Science & Technology (pvt), Phulnakhara, Khurda
• Gandhi Institute of Technological Advancement (pvt), Badaraghunathpur, Bhubaneswar
• Ghanashyama Hemalata Institute of Technology & Management (pvt), Chhaitana Puri
• Institute of Technical Education & Research (pvt), Bhubaneswar
• Institute of Textile Technology (govt), Choudwar
• Jagannath Institute of Engineering & Technology (pvt), Cuttack
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (Deemed University) (pvt), Bhubaneswar
• Konark Institute of Science & Technology (pvt), Jatni, Khurda
• Koustuva Institute of Self Domain (for Women) (pvt), Bhubaneswar
• Krupajala Engineering College (pvt), Pubasasan, Bhubaneshwar
• Mahavir Institute of Engineering and Technology (pvt), Paniora, Bhubaneswar
• NM Institute of Engineering & Technology (pvt), Sijua, Bhubaneswar
• Orissa Engineering College (pvt), Nijigarhkurki, Bhubaneswar
• Silicon Institute of Technology (pvt), Bhubaneswar
• Udayanath College of Science & Technology (pvt), Adaspur, Cuttack ( was approved by AICTE in 2004-05, but what is the status now?)
• Trident Academy Of Technology, Plot No- F2/A, Chandaka Institutional Area, Infront Of Infocity, Bhubaneswar, Orissa- 751024. ([1])
• Techno School, Patrapada, Bhubaneswar.
• Balasore College Of Engg. & Tech. Balasore Sadar Seragarh-756060, Balasore
• Bhadrak Instt. Of Engg. & Tech., Barapada, Bhadrak, Orissa - 756 113
• Gandhi Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Kharling Post, Gobriguda Gunupur- 765022, Rayagada
• Gopal Krishna College Of Engineering & Technology Jeypore - 764 005, Orissa.
• Indira Gandhi Institute Of Tech. Sarang (Parjang), Dist, Dhenkanal, P.O. Talcher, P.B. No.3, Dhenkanal - 759 146.
• Instt. Of Advance Computer & Res. Prajukti Vihar Rayagada--765002 Orissa
• Jagannath Institute For Tech. & Management, Gusani Block Parlakhemundi - 761 211, Gajapati Orissa.
• Majhighariani Institute Of Tech. & Science (Mits), Bhujabal, Kolnara-765001 Dist. - Rayagada, Orissa - 765001
• National Institute Of Science & Tech, Palur Hills, Berhampur- 761007, Ganjam, Orissa
• Orissa School Of Mining Engg. Keonjhargarh,Distt. Keonjhar - 758 001, Orissa
• Padmanava College Of Engineering Village - Kuarmunda,Sector-4 Rourkela - 769002 Dist. Sundergarh, Orissa.
• Padmashree Kurtartha Acharya College Of Engg At/Po Chakarkend-768028 Dist Bargarh Orissa
• Purushottam Instt. Of Engg. & Tech. Kansbahal Mandiakudoor- 770017 Dist. Sundergarh.
• Rolond Inst Of Technology Surya Vihar Berhampur- 761008 Dist Ganjam, Orissa
• National Institute Of Technology Rourkela - 769 008.
• Samanta Chandra Sekhar Inst.Of Tech. & Mgt. Pottangi Po. Semiliguda, Dist. Koraput, Orissa - 764 036
• Sanjay Memorial Institute Of Technology Brundaban Vihar, Ankuspur-761100 Ganjam, Orissa.
• Seemanta Engineering College, Mayurbihar, Jharpokharia, Dist. Mayurbunj - 757 086.
• Synergy Institute Of Engineering & Technology, Basanti Prasad Dhenkanal- 759001
• University College Of Engg. Burla, P.O. Engg. College, Sambalpur - 768 018.
• Ref: 2004 list of AICTE approved engineering colleges.
• 2006: AICTE approval status of existing engineering colleges
• Ref: Orissa private engineering college association
• Editor's comment July 1 05: These days AICTE is very concerned regarding the quality of teaching staff in many of the private colleges. Currently it provides support for faculty enhancment whereby faculty from these colleges got to an NIT, IIT (etc.) for a higher degree. One side effect of this is the colleges lose their good faculty, even if temporarily. AICTE should help in the establishment of graduate institutions in areas where there is a large cluster of engineering colleges. The CTC-BBSR area is a good example. It has 20+ engineering colleges, with no colleges (with the minor exception of 2 degrees at KIIT) that offers Masters degrees in Engineering subjects. By having at least one graduate school in BBSR-CTC, the teachers at the 20+ colleges can pursue a higher degree part time, thus with less of a loss to the college they are employed at. Such a scheme will do wonders for the faculty improvement goal of AICTE.
• 2005 Ranking based on students preferences of colleges
• Editor's comment on 12th Aug 2005: Considering that the government colleges such as CET and UCE are so popular (see ranking above) and the fact that now-a-days loans are easily available to engineering students, the Orissa government should hook up with a couple of banks, borrow money to upgrade the govt colleges (such as CET and UCE), increase the fees at those colleges to 80% of the private college fees to serve the bank loan, and guarantee loans (though banks) to all those who get admission. The government should wisely use the resulting fund to improve the infrastructure of these colleges. With this source of money and the fact that, government does not have to spend money on land, and there is already a budget for the exisiting faculty, there is no reason why CET and UCE can not have the infrastructure of KIIT or ITER or NIST.
• Steps to open an engineering college in Orissa

Schools offering architecture degrees in Orissa

• Ajay Binay Institute of Technology -- Piloo Modi College of Architecture (pvt), Cuttack
• College of Engineering and Technology (govt), Bhubaneswar
• Ref: AICTE list of architecture schools

MCA granting institutions in Orissa

• BPUT approved institutes (2006)
• Biju Patnaik Institute of Information Technology & Management Studies F-4, Chandaka Industrial Estate, (Opp. Infocity Telephone Exchange), Bhubaneswar - 751 024 Dist: Khurda
• C.V. Raman Computer Academy, Vidya Nagar, Mohura, Janla, Bhubaneswar - 752 054 Dist: Khurda
• Center for IT Education (CITE), a division of OSEDC, Plot No-4, Sector-A, Zone-B, Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar - 751 010 Dist: Khurda
• College of Engineering & Technology, Techno Campus, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751 003 Dist: Khurda
• Indian Institute of Science & Info. Tech. Gitanjali, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar - 751 010 Dist: Khurda
• Institute of Business & Computer Studies, 644/3019, Jagamara, Bhubaneswar - 751 030
• Institute of Management & Information Technology (Formerly College of Accountancy & Management), Cuttack - 753 007
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology , At/Po: KIIT, Patia, Bhubaneswar - 751 024
• Krupajala Computer Academy OCHC Bldg., Behind Ram Mandir, Kharavelanagar Bhubaneswar - 751 003
• Kushagra Institute of Information & Management Science (KIIMS), Gopinath Nilayam, Surya Vihar, Link Road, Cuttack - 753 013
• Nilachal Institute of Computer Science. B - 8, Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar - 751 017
• Orissa Academy of Science, Plot No.361(A),Patrapada,Bhubaneswar751019
• Orissa Computer Academy, 315, Kharavela Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751 001
• Patitpaban Institute of Technology, Gangapada, Janla, Bhubaneswar - 752 054
• Ravenshaw University, College Square, Cuttack - 753 003
• Regional College of Management, GD-2/12 & 2/13, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar - 751 023, Dist: Khurda
• School of Computer Application (ITER) , Jagamohan Nagar, Jagmara, Bhubaneswar - 751 030 Dist: Khurda
• Shri Jagannath Institute of Technology, DAV Public School, Water Works Road, Puri - 752 002
• Silicon School of Information Technology, Silicon Hills, Patia, Bhubaneswar - 751 031 Dist: Khurda
• Sri Ram Institute of Information Technology 7 & 8, Jharapada, Cuttack-Puri Road, Bhubaneswar - 751 006
• Trident Academy of Creative Technology, S 2/142, Mancheswar Indl. Estate Bhubaneswar - 751 010 Dist: Khurda
• Academy of Business Administration, S-1/25 Industrial Estate, Balasore - 756 001 Dist: Balasore
• Berhampur Institute of Science, Green Valley Institute Area, Ramachandrapur, Berhampur - Dist: Ganjam
• Bhadrak Institute of Engineering & Tech., Barapada, Bhadrak - 756 113 Dist: Bhadrak
• Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Institute of Information Technology & Management Science, Jagda, Rourkela - 769 042 Dist: Sundargarh
• Gajapati Institute of Management, Ranipeta, Parlakhemundi - 761 200 Dist: Rayagada
• Gandhi Institute of Computer Studies, Kharling Post, Gobriguda, Gunupur - 765 022 Dist: Rayagada
• Gangadhar Meher College, Sambalpur - 7658 004 Dist: Sambalpur
• Gayatri Institute of Computer & Management Studies, Gyan Vihar, Gunpur - 765 022 Dist: Rayagada
• HI-Tech Institute of Information Technology, (HIIT), Jeypore - 764 001 Dist: Koraput
• Institute of Advance Computer & Research, Prajukti Vihar, Rayagada - 765 002 Dist: Rayagada
• Khallakote Autonomous College, Berhampur - 761 001 Dist: Ganjam
• Majhigharini Institute of Technology & Science, Bhujabal, PO Kolnara, Rayagada - 765 001 Dist: Rayagada
• National Institute of Computer Science, Gafoor Colony, Infront of SBI, Uditnagar, Rourkela - 769 012 Dist: Sundargarh
• National Institute of Science & Technology, Palur Hills, Berhampur - 761 008, Dist: Ganjam
• North Orissa School of Communication & Management Studies, Baghara Road, Baripada - 757 001 Dist: Mayurbhanj
• Roland Institute of Technology, Surya Vihar, Berhampur - 768 008 Dist: Ganjam
• Rourkela Institute of Management Studies, Institutional Area, Gopapabandhunagar, Chhend, Rourkela - 769 015 Dist: Sundargarh
• Rourkela Institute of Technology, Kalunga Industrial Estate, Kalunga - 770 031 Dist: Sundargarh
• Seemanta Engineering College, Mayur Vihar, Jharpokharia, - 757 086 Dist: Mayurbhanj
• Tapaswini Institute of Information Technology, L & T Campus, Kansbahal, Rourkela - 770 034 Dist: Sundargarh
• University College of Engineering, Burla - 768 018 Dist: Sambalpur
• A crude ranking of MCA granting institutions in Orissa based on BPUT data
• Ref: AICTE list of MCA insittutions.

Pharmacy schools in Orissa

• School Of Pharmacy Vami Vihar,,Bhubaneswar-751004
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Bhubaneswar (IGP) Pvt.
• Institute of Pharmcy & Technology, Salipur (IPT) Pvt.
• School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ITER, Bhubaneswar (SPI) Pvt.
• Sri Jayadev College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naharkanta (JCN) Pvt.
• College Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mohuda, Berhampur Ganjam, Orissa - 760 004.,
• Kanakmanjari Instt. Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chhend,Sundargarh, Rourkela-769 015, Orissa.,
• Roland Institute Of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gandhinagar, Berhampur, Ganjam - 760 001.,
• Seemanta Mahavidyalaya, Faculty Of Pharmacy P.O. Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj, Orissa-757 086.,
• Gayatri College Of Pharmacy Gayatri Vihar, Jamadarpali,,Sambalpur - 768 101.
• Gayatari Instiute Of Science & Technology At : Regeda,P.O: Gunupur Dist Rayagada,Orissa- 765022
• The Pharmaceutical College Village Tingipali, P.O. Barpali,,Dist. Bargarh - 768 029, Orissa.
• Jaypore College Of Pharmacy Rondapalli, Dist.: Korapur, Orissa.,
• Royal College Of Pharamcy & Health Sciences Mayuree Vihar,Berhampur-735101 Orissa
• Dadhichi College of Pharmacy, Vidya Vihar, Sundergram, CUTTACK-754002
• Ref: AICTE list of pharmacy schools

Nursing Schools

• School of Nursing, SCB Medical College, Cuttack
• Kalinga Hospital Ltd., Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar
• Nayak Educational Trust, Nayak Health Care, Abha Diagnostic Complex, Medical Road, Ranihat
• Lord Jagannath Mission, Plot.No.706, Old Station Square, Cuttack Road, BBSR
• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, (KIIT), BBSR
• Vivekananda Institute of Social Work & Social Science (VISWASS), BBSR N-2/158, Nayapalli BBSR
• SUM Nursing School, Sikshya Anusandhan, C-51, BDA Duplex, Baramunda, BBSR
• School of Nursing, VSS Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur
• College of Nursing, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Ganjam
• Nursing Training Institute (NTI),IGH, SAIL, Rourkela
• School of Nursing, NSC Hospital, MCL Talcher
• Sushree Institute of Technical Education, Bhubaneswar
• Neelachal School of Medical Science and Nursing, Bhubaneswar
• Manjari Devi school of Nursing, Bhubaneswar
• Ref: Orissa government list
• Newspaper reports: [1]
• Medical education training and research bodies: [1]

Schools with Biotechnology programs

• TACT School of Biotech Sciences , Bhubaneswar.
• Mahavir Institute of Engineering and Technology: [1]
• Gandhi Institute of Biological Sciences, Gunupur.
• Majhighariani Institute Of Tech. & Science (Mits), Bhujabal, Kolnara-765001 Dist. - Rayagada, Orissa - 765001
• A list of research institutions

Autonomous Colleges with Masters programs in Orissa

• B.J.B. autonomous College, Bhubaneswar
• R.D. Womens autonomous College, Bhubaneswar
• S. C. S College , Puri
• Narsingha Choudhury College Jajpur, Orissa
• Maharaja Purna Chandra College Baripada, Orrisa
• F.M.College Balasore, Orissa
• Dhenkanal College Dhenkanal(Orissa)
• Bhadrak College Bhadrak-756 100 (Orissa)
• Dharanidhar College Keonjhar, (Orissa)- 758001
• Khalikote College Berhampur (Orissa)
• S.K.C.G. College Paralakhemundi, Gajapati-761 200 (Orissa)
• Gangadhar Meher College Sambalpur, Dist. Sambalpur - 768 004
• University College of Engg. Burla (Sambalpur), Orissa - 768 018
• Government College Rourkela (Orissa)
• Rajendra College Boloangir, Distt. Bolangir-767 002 (Orissa)
• Government College Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi (Orissa)
• 2004 declared ones: P.N. College at Khurda, Nayagarh College, Banki College, Kendrapara College, and SVM College in Jagatsinghpur.
• Ref: UGC list of autonomous colleges in Orissa

Accredited Colleges in Orissa with their recent reports

Other institutions with non traditional (i.e., beyond Science/liberal Arts/Commerce/Engg/Medical/MBA etc.) programs

• Arts and Crafts
  • Dhauli College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar.
  • Guru Harekrushna Behera College of Art and Culture.
  • B.K. College of Arts and Craft, BBSR
  • Balasore Art and Crafts College, Balasore
  • Bhadrak College of Art and Crafts, Bhadrak
  • Sri Aurobindo Art and Crafts College, Keonjhar
• Design
  • National Institute of Fashion Designing, Bhubaneswar: [1]
  • National Institute of Design Management and Technology, Bhubaneswar.
  • Apparel training and design center (coming) [1]
• Education, Teachers Training
  • Anandpur Anchalika Training College, Keonjhar, (Orissa)
  • College of Teacher Education, Balasore
  • College of Teacher Education, Bolangir
  • D.A.V. College of Teacher Education, Koraput
  • Dibakar Patnaik Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Ganjam Distt
  • Dr.Parsuram Mishra Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Sambalpur
  • Government College of Teacher Education, Angul
  • Kalahandi Training College, Kalahandi
  • Nabakrushna Choudhary College of Teacher Education, Angul
  • Nalini Devi Women Teacher's Training College, BBSR
  • Radhanath Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Cuttack
  • Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar
  • Rourkela College of Educational Training, Rourkela
  • Sri Jaydev College of Education and Technology, Naharkanta, Khurda
  • Govt. Teachers Training College, BALASORE
  • K.S.U.B. Teacher Training College, BHANJANAGAR. Ganjam
  • S.A.N. College of Education, Puran, Jagatsinghpur
  • S.V.M. B.Ed. College, JAGATSINGHPUR
  • Salipur B.Ed.College, SALIPUR
  • Utkalmani Gopabandhu B.Ed. College, Baripada
• Engineering Diploma institutions/Polytechnics/ITIs:
  • Central tool room and training center, Bhubaneswar
  • Tata's technical training institutute, Gopalpur (under construction)
  • Master Craftsman Training Centre (MCTI), Bhubaneswar: [MOU with CIPET]
  • Women's Polytechnic, Bhubaneswar.
  • Foreman Training Institute at Kansbahal
  • A list of 25+ Diploma granting institutions in Orissa. (not quite up-to-date. See page 15, 14.34. of this document.)
  • ITIs: A list of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Orissa. (not up-to-date. See page 16, 14.35. of this document.)
    • Another list
    • Editor's Comment June 28 2005: Some of the topics the vocational institutes should focus on are: (a) Use of the heavy machinaries used in excavation, road building etc. Earlier these were done mostly manually. Now many of the new contractors building NH and GQ use heavy equipments and more and more Oriya vocationals should learn how to use them. (b) Western style plumbing and building/home finishing: The plumbing and home finishing standards in most of India and Orissa is really terrible. We should produce trained plumbers and masonaries who can do quality plumbing and home finishing.
    • Some future plans: [1], [2], [3]
• Films, TV
  • Biju Patnaik film and TV Institute, Cuttack.
• Homeopathy, Aurveda
  • Dr Abhim Chandra Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar
  • Gopabandhu Govt Ayurvedic Mahavidyalaya, Puri
  • Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Bhubaneswar
  • Biju Patnaik Homeopathic Medical Coll. Hospital, BERHAMPUR. Ganjam
  • Abhaya Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Nasadipur, Kendrapara
  • Ayurvedic College, BOLANGIR.
  • Mayurbhanja Ayurveda Mahavidyalay, Baripada
  • Mayurbhanja Homeopathic Medical College Hospital, Baripada
  • Orissa Medical College of Homeopathy and Res., SAMBALPUR
  • Sri Nrusinghanath Ayruved College, Research Institute, PAIKMAL. Bargarh
  • Utkalmani Homoeopathy College, ROURKELA.
• Hotel Management
  • Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Catering, Bhubaneswar.
  • Ranjita Institute Of Hotel Management & Catr Tech Bindyanagar,At/Po Mahura- 752054 P.O. Janla,Bhubaneswar
  • School Of Hotel Management Institute Of Tech. Edu. & Research Jagmohan Nagar, Jagamara, Khandagiri, Distt.Khurda
  • RUCHI FOOD CRAFT INSTITUTE & RESEARCH CENTRE, Cuttack. (a job oriented scheme) of Ruchi Spices.
  • Academy of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Koel Nagar Rourkela ORISSA
  • Ref: AICTE list of hotel management schools
• Journalism, Communications
  • Biju Patnaik Journalism and Mass Communication College, Bhubaneswar
  • Rourkela Institute of Social Initiative
  • North Orissa School of Communication and, Management Studies, Baripada
• Law
  • Capital Law College, BHUBANESWAR
  • Gokulananda Moharathi Law College, BBSR
  • Kalinga Law College, BBSR
  • Law College, BHUBANESWAR
  • Madusadan Law College, CUTTACK
  • The Law College, CUTTACK
  • Athagarh Law College, Athagarh Cuttack
  • Balasore Law College, BALASORE
  • Bargarh Law College, Bargarh
  • Bhadrak Law college, Bhadrak
  • Biraja Law College, Jajpur
  • Biswaguru Law College, Cuttack
  • Bolangir Law College, BOLANGIR
  • Dhenkanal Law College
  • Dinabandhu Sahu Law College, Kendrapara
  • G.M. Law College, PURI
  • Jagatsingpur Law College, Jagatsinghpur
  • Jaypore Law College, JAYPORE
  • K.M.S. Law College, Rajabagicha, Cuttack
  • Kalahandi Law College, BHAWANIPATNA, Kalahandi
  • Keonjhar Law College, Keonjhar
  • Lajpat Rai Law College, SAMBALPUR
  • Lingaraj Law College, BERHAMPUR
  • Mayurbhanj Law College, BARIPADA
  • Rourkela Law College, ROURKELA
• Library Science
  • Pandit Nilakantha College of Library and Information Sc, BHUBANESWAR.
  • College of Library and Information Science, ANKUSPUR. Ganjam
• Performance arts
  • Kala Vikas Kendra, K.V.K. Marg, Cuttack
  • Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, BHUBANESWAR
  • Bimbadhar Institute of Visual, and Performing Arts, SUNDARGARH
  • Ramnath Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Korua Kendrapara
• Physical Education
  • Govt.College of Physical Education, Kalinga Stadium, BBSR
  • Baliapal College of Physical Education, BALIAPAL, Balesore
  • Govt. College Physical Education, Kuksari, Sambalpur
• Sanskrit
  • Krushna Chandra Gurukula Sanskrit Vidyalaya, Old Town, Bhubaneswar
  • Bagiswari Sanskrit college, Salikotha, Balasore
  • Balabhadra Narayan Sanskrit College, Takuna, Anandpur, Keonjhar
  • Bholanath Sanskrit college, Nudadiha, Mayurbhanj
  • Bidya Bhusan Sanskrit College, BOLANGIR
  • Bijaya Chand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Samagolasasan, Jagatsinghpur
  • Binapani Sanskrit college, Bhadrak
  • Biraja Sanskrit College, Jajpur
  • Chintamani Sanskrit College, Fatehpur, Balesore
  • Dadhibaman Sanskrit college, Kural, Nayagarh
  • Dadhibaman Sanskrit college, Tamalsasan, Kendrapara
  • Damodar Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhadrak
  • Dr. H.K. Mohtab Adarsh Sanskrit College, Biharibag Cuttack
  • Gopinathpur Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Jodhpur, Kendrapara
  • Govt. Sanskrit College, AT/PO Baripada, Mayurbhanj
  • Gurukula Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Chakapada Kendrapara
  • Gurukula Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Vedvyas Rourkela
  • Jadunath Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, At/PO Angul
  • Jagannath Sanskrit college, Bijayapalli, Baragarh
  • Kalandi ch. Sanskrit Vidyalaya, Padhnan Bhadrak
  • Laxmi Nursingh Sanskrit Vidyalaya, Khadagpur Jagatsinghpur
  • Mac Micle Sanskrit College, Aska Ganjam
  • Madhusudan Sanskrit college, Kedarpur Soro Balasore
  • Narendranath Sanskrit College, Priyabag Balesore
  • Pathadurga Sanskrit college, Singha Balasore
  • Ramadhin Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, BERHAMPUR
  • Sailendra Narayan Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Rajnagar Kendrapara
  • Shyam Sunder Sanskrit College, BHOGARAI. Balesore
  • Sri Rama Chandra Sanskrit College, Balasore
• Social Work
  • National Institute of Social Work, and Social Sciences (NISWASS), BHUBANESWAR.
  • Vivekananda Institute of Social Work & Social Science (VISWASS), BBSR N-2/158, Nayapalli BBSR
  • Rourkela Institute of Social Initiative
• Others
  • Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training, Bhubaneswar Branch, Coming soon to Rourkela
  • VLCC Institute; (coming soon to Bhubaneswar)
  • Govt. Aviation Training Institute, Civil Aerodrome, Bhubaneswar
  • Human Life Center, Bhubaneswar.
  • Aeronauetic College, Sunabeda Koraput
  • Army A.D.College, Gopalpur,Golabandha Ganjam
  • Asian Worker Dev. Institute, Bastia Bhawan, Sector-6 , ROURKELA. Sundargarh
  • College of Fisheries, Rangailunda, Ganjam
  • Council of Analystical Tribal Studies, Koraput
  • List of schools for the handicapped
• Ref: The complete list of colleges in Orissa

Components/branches of other institutions in Orissa

• Indian Institute of Mass Communication , Dhenkanal
• Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Bhubaneswar regional center.
• ICFAI Institute of Science and Technology
• IIT Kharagpur extension center in Bhubaneswar
• Amity Schools
• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) regional and sub-regional centers in Orissa
• Institute of Social Sciences: Eastern regional office in Bhubaneswar

Planned institutions with imminent implementation

• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose AIIMS in Bhubaneswar
  • (foundation stone laid on July 15, 2003) ; parliament Q & A on it on Dec 15, 2004 and Dec 21,2004
    
  • In the 2005 budget: ``... I am also happy to announce that work on the six AIIMS-like institutions will start next year ...''.
  • In the 2004-2005 interim budget: `` ... The Prime Minister had, therefore, last Independence Day, announced the establishing of six hospitals, in the Government sector, on the pattern of All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS). This ‘Pradhanmantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana’ envisages six new AIIMS like hospitals, one each in the States of Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, and Uttaranchal. ...''
  • Recent news on this. [1:Hindu]
  • Cabinet approves on March 15 2006: [ PIB, ZeeTV, Rediff, Hindu, TOI]
  • Outlook, March 16 2006: Government tonight decided to set up six AIIMS-like institutions in "under-served" states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttaranchal (Patna, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Jodhpur, Rishikesh, Raipur) at a total capital cost of Rs 1,992 crore. An approval to this effect was given at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, here. Each of these institutions would consist of 850-bedded hospitals providing medical treatment in 39 speciality and super-speciality disciplines, Finance Minister P Chidambaram told reporters. A Group of Ministers would be set up to look into "how best to fund and manage these institutions to make them truly equivalent to AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)," he said, adding that here should not be any further delay in establishing these institutes. "Construction will start in 2006-07 itself", he said, adding the scheme was likely to be implemented in three years time. The state governments concerned would provide 100 acres of developed land free of cost and other infrastructural facilities like water, power, road connectivity for setting up and running these institutions, Chidambaram said. The institutes would also provide undergraduate medical education with 100 intake capacity per year and PG/doctoral courses as per the norms of the Medical Council of India.

• Eleven private medical colleges (6 in BBSR, and one each in Puri, Berhampur, Rayagada, Cuttack and Balangir districts) are in the process of being formed. This was announced during the August 05 Orissa assembly session. There is a demand from JMM (The Samaja, August 16th 2005, Samaja, Aug 23rd 2005 ) for a medical school in the border of Baripada and Balasore districts.
  • MOU signed for 2-3 private medical colleges in Balangir, Rourkela, and Kalahandi district: (The Statesman, Aug 17 2005; Daily Pioneer, Aug 17 2005)
  • Foundation's visit to Rourkela
  • No objection certificate by the state government has been issued to the following for medical and dental colleges: [Nov25-05]
    • Vinayak Mission, Bhubaneswar
    • Lord Jagannath Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences and Research, Bhubaneswar
    • MEDWIN Educational Society, Bhubaneswar
    • Blue Wheel National Health Care and Educational Trust, Bhubaneswar
    • Siksha O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar
    • Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
    • Vigyan Bharati Charitable Trust, Bhubaneswar
    • Vidya Bharati Educational Trust, Bhubaneswar
    • PVN Rao Trust, Ganjam
    • Sri Venkateswar Education and Health Trust, Ganjam
    • National Health Organisation, Puri
    • Sri Jagannath Medical Education and Charitable Trust, Puri
    • Society for Proliferation of Knowledge in Health and Education, Rayagada
    • SP Charitable Trust, dental college at Balasore
    • Vidya Jyoti Trust, medical college at Phulnakhara, Cuttack
  • Sanjay Memorial Institute Of Technology Brundaban Vihar, Ankuspur-761100 Ganjam, plans to have a Medical and Dental college: [1]

• Orissa University of Health Sciences. [1], [2], [3:Pioneer], [4:NewIndPress]

• National Law School in Orissa: [NewIndPress:Aug7,05]; [Panel formed-Pragativadi:Aug19' 05:4th article]; [Sambada:Sept21'05], [Pioneer:Nov21-05]

• A letter writing campaign against this injustice to Orissa: [Press release, Oct 13 2005], [Press release, Oct 9 2005], [letter1-to-PM-html], [letter1-to-PM-word], [letter2-to-PM-word], [Letter to editor: Orissa papers]

• [On-line petition] (editors comment: On-line petition by itself may not have a lot of impact. Nevertheless, please do sign the on-line petition, but send a hard-copy letter or fax to PM)

• The site with latest information on this

• Press reports about this: [worldorissa], [Odisha.com-letters], [Sambada-Oct7], [Samaj-Oct8], [Oct'7 article of Orissamatters], [Sun Times-Oct10], [Statesman-Oct24]

• A case for Bhubaneswar: Why an NIS/IISER/IIT should be established in Bhubaneswar, Orissa?
  • Why one of the National Institute of Sciences (NIS/IISER) should be established in Bhubaneswar, Orissa? Why it is a gross injustice to move it away from Orissa?
  • Does Bhubaneswar and Orissa have a research environment? Can they nurture a top-notch research and educational institution?
  • Why does not Orissa do things by itself? Why does it ask center for this and that?
  • Is Orissa ready to jump-start an NIS/IISER with short notice?

• How does an IIT/NIS in Orissa impact Orissa?

• Orissa politicians should learn from AP politicians' united effort for an IIT in AP and make similar efforts to get back the NIS/IISER: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5],

• National Institute of Sciences/Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (NIS/IISER): time line of Orissa getting robbed

  • The HRD minister M. M. Joshi mentions in Dec 2003-Jan 2004, during the NDA tenure, about UGC's plan in regards to establishment of an NIS in Bhubaneswar. ( [UGC],[UGC-google-archive]) ``...Dr. Joshi also informed the members about the steps initiated by the UGC ... such as ... to establish four National Institutes of Sciences at Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Pune and Allahabad; ...'',[GOI-PressIB], [GOI-PIB-local-copy], [a blog]

  • News articles on need of such science institutions: [a], [b].

  • Ignoring Bhubaneswar ...?: [Initial hint : 3rd and 4th paragraph from bottom]; [4th paragraph from bottom]; [6th paragraph from bottom of 2nd page]; [Samaja-Aug18'05]; [Samaja-editorial-Aug20'05]; [Aug'23:mentions SAC-PM]

  • Reactions to the Samaja article: [Samaja-Aug19'05]; [Sambada-Aug19'05]; [CM-writes-to-PM-1]; [CM-writes-to-PM-2]; [ABVP Rasta Roko]; [Highcourt];

  • Members of SAC-PM (scientific advisory council to the PM). Its not clear whether they recommended Pune and Kolkata and hence ignored the earlier announced Bhubaneswar, Allahbad, and Chennai, or the decision regarding locations was taken by another body. Nevertheless, Allahbad and Chennai may not worry about it as they already have top institutions such as an IIIT and an IIT respectively. But for Bhubaneswar, if it is not picked as one, it will be a big blow, as Bhubaneswar (and Orissa) does not have any top notch centrally funded educational and research institution. See the Reference points below.

  • News items on proposal to establish Indian Institutes of Science Educational Research (IISER) in Kolkata and Pune which will take students from JEE (the one used for IITs). Mentions unnamed ministry officials, but no formal announcements from PM, HRDM, FM, UGC, etc. yet: [yahoo-10sept05]; [newinpress-11sept05]

  • Formal announcement by the PM - Pune, Kolkata picked, earlier announced Bhubaneswar (and Chennai and Allahbad) ignored.: [Sept28'05]; [Hindu-sept29]; [PIB-Sept28]; [NewIndPress]

  • CM writes to PM again (after the above announcement): [NewIndPress]; [DailyPioneer]

  • NIS-IISER same thing: In the last but one paragraph, WB CM refers to it as NIS, while the government press release refers to as IISER. So they are the same thing.

  • IISER implementation details: [ExpInida], [TOI]

Other planned institutions/Efforts on for/In cold storage/To aim for:

• An IIT in Orissa: PM Vajpayee on Aug 15, 2003 had announced setting up of 5 new IITs by upgrading promising academic institutions. With that news there has been a lot of lobbying by various states, institutions, and other groups. For example, see [1] , [2], [3] . In March 2005, the committee that was set up came up with its (see [4], [5]) recommendation of upgrading 7 engineering colleges to IITs, based on their current research record and facilities. But in this comparison, none of the NITs were considered. Orissa must oppose this report, and push for considering the NITs. Then NIT Rourkela may have a good chance. If new IITs are to be made from scratch then Orissa must make a case to have one in the BBSR area. In this Orissa should join Andhra Pradesh, which is keen on having an IIT in Basar. *** Recent reports suggest that the UPA government may not quite implement the above mentioned recommendation. See the rediff column on this and another article on this. More on this: [IIT in Kerala?]; [Bengal?];[OU-transition-to-IIT];[long journey].
  • Editor's comment July 1 05: New IITs should be regionally balanced (i.e, a particular geographical regions should not have too many IITs while another regions has much fewer IITs) and states without any IIT should be preferred over states already with an IIT. Assuming that they will be created by upgradation of exisiting institutes, it should be done based on the current quality of the exisiting institutes. Based on that if , *as an example* (since the ranking mentioned next may not be a proper one), we look at a recent ranking of top 20 T-schools, then we can rule out IT BHU as UP has IIT Kanpur, next NIT Warangal[1] should be made to an IIT, NIT Trichy should be ruled out because of IIT Madras, Thapar Institute[2] should be made to an IIT, DIT Delhi should be ruled out because of IIT Delhi, NIT Surathkal[3] should be made to an IIT, MNNIT should be ruled out because of IIT Kanpur, Punjab Eng should be ruled out because of Thapar Institute, IIIT Hyderabad should be ruled out because of NIT Warangal and because it is a private college, BITS Pilani should be ruled out as it is a private school, next NIT Rourkela[4] should be made to an IIT. This will make the total list of IITs 7 Original + 4 suggested = 11. The distribution will be 4 in North (IITD, IITKanpur,IITRoorkee,Thapar), 3 in South(IITM,Warangal,Surathkal), 3 in east/NE(IITKGP,IITGuwahati,Rourkela), 1 in west(IITMumbai). So the next two IITs should be from the West and West-central part.
  • Editor's comment July 1 05: Orissa govt and NIT Rourkela should get together with the others (NIT Warangal, NIT Surathkal etc) and make the above case. From Orissa's perspective, if NIT Rourkela is made to an IIT, then it should try for making UCE Burla as an NIT, and then the state resources (now going to UCE) should be redirected to CET BBSR to make it top-notch, perhaps making it an IIIT.
  • Editor's comment Aug 25 05: Why for creating new IITs through upgradation considering NITs make sense, and not considering NITs is somewhat of a stupidity?

• How does an IIT/NIS in Orissa impact Orissa?

• A central university in Orissa: According to the UGC list of universities, none of the central universities , and none of the institutes of national importnace are in Orissa. There has been some efforts from Orissa MPs to convert Sambalpur University as a central university in Orissa. See [1]; [2]. (Recently, Allahbad and Manipur Universities have been proposed for conversion to Central Universities.)
  • Editor's comment (July 1 2005): The KBK region of Orissa is the most backward region of India, even more than North-east, where most of the central universities are located. So a comprehensive central university should be made in the KBK region. This university should have some of its departments spread across various towns in the KBK region, such as places like Koraput, Bhawanipatna, Balangir, and Raygada.
  • Editor's comment (July 1 2005): Like the Northeast region of India which often feels alientaed from the rest of India, the mountainous region of central India with a very high adivasi population is very underdeveloped and has bad infrastructure and as a result one sees activities and groups such as the Naxalites and the PWGs. The central government should focus on infrastructure development in these areas in AP, Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh. Establishment of comprehensive central universities should be an important part of this infrastructure development.
  • Some steps in this direction: [Statesman-Oct24]

• IIIT in Bhubaneswar. Was proposed in 2000, but not set up yet. See [1] (last paragraph), for the central govt's one time plan. For Orissa government's plan on this see [2], and [3].

• Reference points:
  • Central universities in India ; Recently, Allahbad and Manipur Universities have been proposed for conversion to Central Universities. (none in Orissa)
  • Institutes of national importnace [IITs,etc.] (none in Orissa.)
  • Autonomous science and technology institutions in India. (none in Orissa)
  • Indian Council of Medical research (ICMR)'s permanent institutes/centers (none in Orissa, but there is a regional medical research center in BBSR)
  • CSIR laboratories/institutes in India (RRL in BBSR)
  • Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR): (a) institutes (CIFA in BBSR, CRRI in CTC); (b) project directorates (WTCER in BBSR); and (c) national research centers (NRCWA in BBSR).
  • Indian atomic energy research centers 4 main centers in Mumbai, Kalpakkam, Indore and Kolkata; 7 grant in aid instituitions including ``Inst. of Physics, BBSR''.
  • IIMs: Currently at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow. 7th one proposed in Shillong.
  • IIITs: Centrally (HRD) funded ones at ABV-IIITM Gwalior, IIIT Allahbad, PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur [ref]. State-industry funded ones at: IIIT Bangalore, IIIT Calcutta, IIIT Hyderabad, IIITM Kerala, Pune. Private ones: Calcutta.
  • List of Centrally funded -- by the ministry of Health and Family Welfare -- Medical Institutes (a regional leprosy institute in Orissa, and an AIIMS-like institue in Orissa has been announced)
  • IIFT, Delhi. (a new branch in Kolkata is announced. [1])
  • National Institute of Management? Patna? [1], [2].
  • National Law School of India: only in Bangalore; similar sounding ones in Hyderabad, Calcutta, Bhopal, and Jodhpur. See [*1].
  • Department of Biotechnology: autonomous institutions. (ILS in BBSR)
  • National School of Drama: future plans? ([1])
  • Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
  • National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
  • International College of Animation Arts and Technology (ICAAT) (regional centers in Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai.); ICAT, Chennai
  • Goal/Dream of spreading various institutes across Orissa: (Revised: July14'05) AIIMS-like institute in Bhubaneswar (approved and in budget), National Institute of Science in Bhubaneswar, IIT in Rourkela (upgrade NIT), IIM in Berhampur, National Law school in Cuttack, Central Univ in KBK spread across Koraput/Raygada/Bhawanipatna/Balangir, NIT in Burla/Sambalpur (upgarde UCE), IIIT in Bhubaneswar (upgrade CET), with branches and centers of the above at Baripada/Balasore/Dhenkanal/Anugul/Kalinganagar.

• Department of Biotechnology plans to establish centers of excellence in Bioinformatics. (See [1]).

Major (private sector) Biotech and Infotech employers in Orissa

• Infosys Bhubaneswar Development Center
• Satyam, Bhubaneswar
• TCS, Bhubaneswar.
• MindTree (planning to come) [ Hexaware and Ramtech have also finalized there plans to start their operations in BBSR]
• Wipro (planning to come)
• Imgenex India, Bhubaneswar: [job-opp]
• Protein Lounge (has some employees in Bhubaneswar)

Software Technology Parks (STPs) and BioTech parks

• STP Bhubaneswar
• STP Rourkela
• STP Berhampur: MOU signed [Insight-Orissa-July-1-05]
• Main page of STPs
• A list of STPs in India
• Planned Biotech parks in Patrapada, Bhubaneswar and Chandrabhaga, Konark. Ref: [July4-05-Business-Standard]

Fun/Culture/Shopping/Tourism in Orissa

• Puri is the 2nd most popular destination among Indian tourists
• Shopping:
  • Big Bazaar, Forum Mall, Opposite Ram Mandir, Bhubaneswar
  • K-Lounge (killer jeans, etc.), Bhubaneswar Ref: [1]
• Happenning place:
  • Sandys square, Bhubaneswar : Habib’s Fair and Beauty unisex saloon, Cafe Coffee Day chain, Smokin’ Joe’s pizza, Niknish Gift Shop, and Sparks pub (with a dance-floor, jugglers, heavy lights and full-time DJs)
• Nightspots:
  • Disco at Plaza Club, Swosti Plaza, Bhubaneswar.
• Sports entertainment:
  • Rourkela Steelers (tier II PHL team): [1]
• Orissa Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) (editor's comment: lots of interesting tours. [1])
• State tourism department ( Orissa tourism destinations: Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Berhampur, etc.)
• Orissa Tourism site
• Destination Orissa
• National parks, Ecotourism, and Wild life in Orissa: elephants, tigers, sea turtles, birds at Chilika lake, crocodiles, mangroves:
  • Chandaka Elephant Reserve: [map], [1]
  • Nandan Kanan Zoo: [Ref:Nandan Kanan National Park?], [An article in Orissa review June 05]
  • Chilika Lake: tourism, bird sanctuary, dolphin sanctuary (announced)
  • Bhitarakanika National Park; more
  • Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary. [1]; [2]; [3]; [4]; [5].
  • Similpal National Park; more

• Cultural Festivals: [1], [Swosti Group's list], [Festivals galore]
  • Parab, Koraput ([1]
  • Konark Festival, Konark: December 1-5 (since 1990) ([1], [2], [3], [4] )
  • Buddha Mahotsava, Dhauli Hills: Dec 9-11.
  • Dhanu Jatra, Baragarh: 7 to 11 days preceding Pausa Purnima in December-January ([1], [2], [3])
  • Srikshetra Utsav, Puri: December 14-25
  • Ekamra Utsav, Bhubaneswar (in Ekamra Haat): January 6-15
  • Mukteswar Nrutya Utsava, Mukteswar Temple, Bhubaneswar: January 12-
  • Kalinga National Martial Festival on Dhauli hills (near Bhubaneswar): Late January
  • Kharavela festival, Bhuvaneswar: Early February
  • Rajarani Music festival: Feb 26-28.
  • Jagannath Ratha Yatra: July
  • Golden beach festival, Chandipur-on-sea, Balasore: November 11-13. ([1] )
  • Sangam: an annual dance festival on Teacher's day (Sept 5). ([1] )

• Beaches: [List 1]; [List 2];
  • Chandipur beach; Balaramgadi beach; Kasaphal beach.
  • Gopalpur.
  • Puri.
  • Balighai, Puri.
  • Ramchandi. (near Konark)
  • Talasari. (near Digha in West Bengal). (Editor's comment on 7/26/05: Orissa should make a *good* road to this beach accessible from NH 60 -- between Kharagpur and Balasore, through Orissa. This will provide an alternate route to Digha, the only decent beach in West Bengal. Also this beach area should be developed into a nice upscale beach resort.)

• Museums and Galleries:
  • Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Bhubaneswar ( See bottom part of page 4; National museum and other 2 regional museums)
  • Orissa state museum, Bhubaneswar (history and evolution of the museum)
  • Regional Science Center, Bhubaneswar (major science museums in India )
  • Orissa Modern Art Gallery, A-17/8 Surya Nagar, Bhubaneswar. ([1])
  • The Handicrafts Museum, Secretariat Road, Bhubaneswar
  • Museum of tribal arts, Bhubaneswar: [1]
  • Archaelogical museum, Konark
  • Balasore Branch Museum
  • Baripada Museum
  • Belkhandi Museum PO Kalra Munda, District Kalahandi Belkhandi Orissa India
  • Berhampur Branch Museum
  • Dhenkanal Science Center
  • Tribal museum, Koraput

• Lakes, Boating, Water sports, Hot springs: Besides the beaches, Orissa has several lakes and reservoirs, some developed and others virgin.
  Editor's comment on July 26' 2005: Orissa should go in a big way in developing these water bodies for tourism purposes, especially the ones which are close to well-connected cities and towns like Sambalpur and Rourkela. Orissa should borrow ideas from the Aswan reservoir in Egypt, Lake Powell in Arizona/Utah border of the USA, Lake Meade in Nevada USA, etc. Not many people in India (and for that matter Orissa), know about the various water bodies mentioned below (except Chilika lake). Orissa should develop appropriate infrastructure, and promote Rourkela and Sambalpur in regards to Mandira reservoir and Hirakud reservoir respectively.
  • Google earth images: Balimela, Kolab, Balimela-Jalaput-Kolab, Satiguda, Satiguda-Balimela-Jalaput-Kolab, Indravati, Hirakud, Rengali, Mandira, Chilika, Bhitarakanika, Chandipur, Chilika-Puri-Konark-BBSR, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Mahanadi, Hirakud and Rengali in reference to BBSR and CTC.
  • Chilika Lake (somewhat developed, approachabe on NH5 from Bhubaneswar and Berhempur, allso approachable from Puri through Baliharchandi and Satapada.)
  • Hirakud reservoir: very close to Sambalpur, man-made but huge reservoir built-up due to the Hirakud dam. (Ref: [1], [2], [3:wild-life], [4:power] )
  • Balimela reservoir: made for the Balimela power station, 25 km from Malkangiri, 15 km from Chitrakonda, not well developed, near Jeypore.
  • Satiguda Dam: 8 kms from Malkangiri
  • Jalaput (Jolaput, Julaput) reservoir: about 80 km from Koraput on Koraput Vizag line, not well developed, near Jeypore. (a description is at this site.)
  • Mandira reservoir: very close to Rourkela, made by the Mandira dam.
  • The reservoir due to Rengali dam: 65 km upstream of Talcher. (looks big in google earth image.)
  • Kolab reservoir: made for Kolab power station, 5 kms from Jeypore. (a picture is in this site.)
  • Indravati: made for Indravati power station.
  • Machkund (Duduma) reservoir: made for the Machkund HE project.
  • The planned national waterway in Orissa.
  • A listing of lakes in Orissa at Indiatourism.com
  • A listing of lakes, reservoirs, and hot springs in Orissa

• Temples of Orissa
  • History; chronology; etc.
  • A list
  • Puri: Jagannath Temple.
  • Konark; Konark temple; a UNESCO world heritage site.
    • Efforts towards additional world heritage site designations: [1].
  • Temples in Bhubaneswar: Lingaraj temple; Rajarani Temple; Mukteswar Temple.
  • Maa Tarini Temple, Ghatagaon, Keonjhar.
  • TaraTarini Temple, Berhempur
  • Biraja temple, Jajpur

• References: [1].
• Tourism infrastructure efforts: [The Statesman-June2-05:Buddhist circuit etc.]; [Cruise ship]; [Puri SEZ]; [Int'l seminar on Buddhism]; [Sipasarubali, Puri], [Sipasarubali investors], [Progress report: Nov 21 2005]
• Orissa tourism policy: [1],
• Culture tours: orissaculture.com home; culture tours; Orissa / India tribal tour 1; Orissa / India tribal tour 2; Orissa tribal tour 3; Orissa tribal tour 4;

Transportation Network and related infrastructure

• Overall infrastructure: [1]; [3:2003/2004 Orissa government plans on transportation]; [ 4]; [5:POSCO-impact]; [6:Fin-expr-8thJul05], [PMO-meeting-aug17-05]

• Road network: Orissa Roads1; Orissa Roads2; India's NH network; India's golden quadrilateral; the part of the GQ/NH-5 that runs through Orissa.
  • National Highways in Orissa and India; its growth in recent years:
    • NH 5: Junction with NH No.6 in Jharkhand near Baharagora-Baripada-Baleshwar-Bhadrakh-Cuttack-Bhubaneswar-Khordha-Chhatrapur-Brahmapur- upto Andhra Pradesh Border. (488 kms)
    • NH 5A: Junction with NH No.5 near Haridaspur-Paradip Port. (77 kms)
    • NH 6: From Chhattisgarh Border-Lobarchatti-Bargarh-Sambalpur-Deogarh-Barakot-Kendujhargarh-Jashipur-Bangriposi-upto Jharkhand Border (462 kms)
    • NH 23: From Jharkhand Border-Panposh-Raurkela- Rajamundra-Barakot- Pala Laharha-Talcher-Jn. with NH-42 (209 kms)
    • NH 42: Junction with NH No.6 near Sambalpur-Redhakhol-Anugul-Dhenkanal- Jn. with NH-5 near Cuttack. (261 kms)
    • NH 43: From Chhattisgarh Border- Dhanpunji-Borigma-Jaypur-Koraput-Sunki- Andhra Pradesh Border. (152 kms)
    • NH 60: From West Bengal Border-Jaleswar-Baleshwar (57 kms)
    • NH 75: From Jharkhand Border to junction with NH No.215 near Parsora (18 kms)
    • NH 200: From Chhattisgarh-Machida-Jharsuguda-Kochinda-Deogarh-Talcher-Kamakhyanagar-Sukinda-Chandhikhol (440 kms)
    • NH 201: Boriguma-Ampani-Bhawanipatna-Belgan-Balangir-Luisinga-Jogisuruda-Dunguripali-Bargarh (310 kms)
    • NH 203: Bhubaneshwar-Pipili-Puri-Konark (97 kms)
    • NH 203A: The highway starting from its junction with NH-203 at Puri, connecting Bramhagiri and terminating at Satpada (49 kms)
    • NH 215: Panikoli-Anandapur-Ghatgan-Kendujhargarh-Parsora-Koira-Rajamundra (348 kms)
    • NH 217: From Chhattisgarh Border-Nauparha-Khariar-Titlagarh-Belgan-Ramapur-Baligurha-Sorada-Asika- Brahmapur-Narendrapur-Gopalpur (438 kms)
    • NH 224: Khordha-Nayagarh-Dashapalla-Purunakatak-Bauda-Sonapur-Balangir (298 kms)
  • Ongoing National Highway work in Orissa
  • Future plans for Orissa: [1:april-28-05]; [2:april-28-05].
  • Various phases of NHDP: [1]; [2]; [3]
  • Other highway plans:
    • 4 laning of Chandikhol-Paradip by February-end of 2007
    • 4 laning of Keonjhar-Panikoili, Duburi-Talcher, Cuttack-Paradeep and Duburi-Keonjhar Highways. [June17-05-Pragativadi]
  • Aim-for-with-high-priority/parts-of-it-in-Orissa-govt- plan(page4)-already:
    • Connect NH 215 (perhaps at Jajpur Rd) to Jenapur to NH200 (where it meets Brahmani) with a highway as Jenapur is the location where the National waterway will cross the railway line and Jenapur is 7 kms from where a branch of the line goes to Daitari and Bansapani.
    • Designate AP-border-Koraput-Raygada-Padampur-Berhampur (in NH5) as a National highway. (This will bring Koraput and Raygada, thus a big part of KBK, closer to BBSR) -- a slight revision of what is in the plan [The Orissa government has been demanding a NH from Vijaywada to Ranchi which will pass through the Naxal infested areas. 1200 km of this 2000km will be in Orissa, and some of it will intersect with the above. CM talks to planning comission about it.]
    • Designate Anandpur (NH 215)-Bhadrak-Dhamara port as an NH. (This will bring Dhamara port closer to Jharkhand, thus helping industries in Jharkhand and Orissa.)
    • Jagatpur-Kendrapara-Chandbali-Dhamara -- make it an NH (alternative route to Dhamara port)
    • Panikoili/Kuakhia-Jajpur-Aradi-Chandabali -- make it an NH (alternative route to Dhamara port)
    • Panikoili-Jajpur-Kendrapara-NH5a-Paradeep -- make it an NH (alternative to Paradeep port)
  • Orissa State Road Transport Company (OSRTC)
  • Wide city roads:
    • Four-laning of the Airport-Dhamana Chhaka road in Bhubaneswar: [1]
    • Other Bhubaneswar Road plans: [1], [2]

• Railways: Most of Orissa's rail network ( full-orissa-map, map-east-n-north-orissa, map-south-n-west-orissa) is part of the East Coast railway( map1, map2, time-table), and a small portion is part of the South eastern railway( map, plans) of Indian Railways. For trains across India see the Indian Railways Schedule, and for trains across Orissa see the ECOR schedule. Maps from IRFCA are here.
  • Rail network description:
    • Howrah(0)... Kharagpur (116) ... Lakshannath Rd (178)-Jaleswar (184)-Rajghat halt (191)-Amarda Rd (198)-Basta (203)- N Mayurbhanj Rd (207)-Rupsa Jn (213)-Haldipada (219)-Tikirapal halt (226)-Balasore (231)-Nilgiri Rd (241)- Khantapara (246)-Panpana (251)-Bahanga Bazar (256)-Soro (264)-Sabira (271)-Markona (279)-Ranital (285)- Bhadrak(291)-Baudpur(303)-Kapali Rd(308)- Kenduapada(312)-Manjuri Rd(320)-Dulakhpatna(323)-Baitarani Rd (328)- Korai(335)-Jajpur Keonjar Rd(340)-Jakhapura(348)-Jenapur(356)- New Garhmadhupur(362)-Haridaspur(372)-Dhanmandal(377)-Barithengarh(383)- Byree(388)-Sri Jhadeswar(392)-Kapilas Rd(398)-Nergundi(401)- Kendrapara Rd (409)- Cuttack(412)-Kathajori(414)-Gopalpur Balikuda(417)-Barang(424)- Patia(431)-Mancheswar(433)-Vani Vihar(437)-BBSR(440)-Lingaraj temple rd(445)- Retang(452)-Khurda Rd(459)-Argul(465)-Kaipadar Rd(468)-Dhaulimuhan(473)- Tapang(477)-Golabai(482)-Nirakarpur(485)-Bhusandapur(493)-Mukteswar(498)- Kaluparaghat(503)-Kuhuri(509)-Gangadharpur(517)-Solari(523)-Balugaon(530)- Chilika(537)-Khallikot(548)-Rambha(559)-Humma(570)-Ganjam(576)-Chhatrapur Court(584)- Chatrapur(585)-Jagannathpur(597)-Berhampur(606)-Golanthara(617)- Surla Rd(621)-...-Palasa(680)-...-Naupada(705)-...-Vijainagaram(821)-...-Visakhapatnam(882)
    • Cuttack(0)-Mattagazpur(7)-kandarpur(17)-Badakhandita(25)-Raghunathpur(32)- Gorakhnath(45)-Jhankad Sarla Rd(50)-Rahama(60)-Badabandha(73)-Paradeep(83)
    • Khurda Rd(0)-Haripur(3)-Motari(8)-Kanas Rd(11)-Delang(15)- Birpurusottampur(22)-Sakhigopal(27)-Janakideipur(33)-Malatipatpur(36)-Puri(44)
    • Sambalpur(0)-Sambalpur Rd(2)-Sambalpur city(7)-Maneswar(15)-Hatibari(28)- Jujomura(39)-Charmal(56)-Rairkhol(71)-Bamur(87)-Saragipali(97)-Handapa(111)- Boinda(118)-Jarapada(133)-Kerejanga(143)-Angul(157)-Talcher Rd(169)-Talcher(175)
    • Talcher(0)-Talcher thermal(4)-Budhapank(10)-Meramondali(19)-Naya Bhagirathipur(28)- Hindol rd (32)-Sadashibpur(42)-Dandimal(46)-Dhenkanal(53)-Shyamcharanpur(58)- Joranda Rd(61)-Rajathagarh(73)-Radhakishorepur(77)-Ghantikhal(83)- Naraj Marthapur(90)-Barang(98)
    • Talcher(0)-...-Rajathagara(73)-Gurudijhatia(83)-Charbatia(92)-Salagaon(96)- Nergundi(100)-...-Cuttack(112)-...-Bhubaneswar(140)
    • Howrah(0)-...-Kharagpur-(115)...-TATA(249.5)-...-Rajkharswan(291.4)-...-Chakradharpur(312)-...- Bhalulata(392)-Bisra(398.6)-Bondamunda Halt(406.4)-Raurkela(413=X)-Panposh(418.7)-Kalunga(426.3)-Kansbahal(433.3)- Rajgangpur(443)-Sonakhan(450)-Sagra(456.7)-Garpos(461)-Tangarmunda(469)-Bamra(477.5)-Dharuadihi(487.2)-Bagdihi(493.4)- Panpali(499.6)-Dhutra(505.5)-Jharsuguda Jn(514.2)-Ib(523.1)-Brajrajnagar(525.8)-Belpahar(534.9)-Himgiri(548.2)- Daghora(555.3)-...-Raigarh(585.7)-...-Bilaspur(718)-...-Raipur(828.6)
    • Badampahar(0)-Chhanua PH(9)- Kuladiha(16)-Rairangpur(24.5)-Aunlakhor(34)-Bahalda Rd(47)-Haludpukur(67.5)-Tata(89)
    • Gurumahishasini(0)-Aunlakhor(9)
    • Raurkela(0)-Quarry(8)-Kuarmunda(18)-Biramitrapur(27)
    • Titilagarh(0)-Sikir(11)-Badmal(20)-Saintala(29)-Deogaon Rd(47)-Balangir(64)- Balangir Rd(66)-Loisingha(82)-Khaliapali(94)-Dungripali(106)-Barpali(121)- Bargarh Rd(140)-Attabira(158)-Godbhaga(166)-Hirakud(175)-Sambalpur(182)- Sambalpur Rd(184)-Sason(196)-Rengali(205)-Lapanga(215)-Brundamal(224)- Jharsuguda(231)
    • Visakhapatnam(0)-..-Shimiliguda(121)-Araku(132)-Gorapur(142)-Darliput(155)- Padua(165)-Bheja(175)-Machhakund Rd(186)-Paliba(199)-Suku(206)-Koraput(217)- Manabar(224)-Jarati(234)-Maligura(245)-Chhatriput(252)-Jeypore(259)-Dhanapur(266)- ...Jagdalpur(323)-...Kirandul(473)
    • Koraput(0)-Damnjodi(19)-Kakrigumma(46)-Lakshmipur Rd(62)- Tikiri(83)-Rauli(96)-Lelligumma(113)-Bhalumaska(129)-Kautguda(155)- Singhapur Rd(164)-Rayagada(173)
    • Raipur(0)-...-Khariar Rd(106)-Nawapara Rd(117)-Lakhna(131)- Harishankar Rd(147)-Truekela Rd(156)-Kantamanji(170)-Muribahal(185)- Rahenbata(196)-Titlagarh(203)-Kesigna(216)-Kandel Rd(225)-Rupra Rd(232)- Norla Rd(239)- -Lanjigarh Rd(250)-Ambodola(264)-Doikallu(276)-Muniguda(289)-Bissam Cuttack(306)- Therubali(324)-Singapur Rd9(333)-Raygada(343)-Ladda(351)-...-Bobbili(414)-...-Vijainagaram(467)
    • Rupsa Jn(0)-Thakurtota(6)-Jugpur(12)- Jogal(18)-Betonoti(24)-Krishna Ch Pur (35)-Jamsole(42)-Baripada(52)
    • Baripada(0)-Baghra Rd(3)- Bhanjapur(4)- Kuchai(12)-Buramara(24)-Rajalukan(36)-Bangriposi(37.4) (narrow gauge, being converted)
    • Balasore(0)-Nilgiri(21) (narrow gauge, used for transporting granite; defunct now?): [1]
    • Naupada(0)-Tekkali(7)-Peddasana(13)-Temburu(17)-Ganguvada(25)-Patapatnam(34)- Parlakimidi(40)-Sitapuram(52)-Kashinagar(65)-Lihuri(71)-Bansidhara(79)-Palasingi(84)- Gunupur(90) (narrow gauge; being converted; Gunupur to be connected to Therubali)
    • Jakhapura(0)-Sukinda Rd(8)-Baghupal(16)-Tomka(24)-Daitari(33). Tomka(0)-Tangiriapal(10)-Sagadapeta(26)-Chilikdara(39)- Harichandanpur(49)-Nilakantheswar(59)-Sitabanji(70)- Basantpur(83)-Naranpur(92)-Keonjhargarh(98)-Goaldih(109)- Porjanpur(116)-Nayagarh(130)- Jaroli(146)-Bansapani(155)-Murg Mahadev Rd(164)-Deojhar(167)-Padapahar(183)-Dangoaposi(188)-Maluka(198)-Kendposi(208)- Talaburu(217)-Jhinkpani(226)-Singhpokharia(235)-Chaibasa(242)-Pandrasali(250)-Rajkharswan(262) (between Chakradharpur and Tata) ... Tata (304)
    • Bolanikhadan(0)-Barabil(6)-Bara jamda(16)-Noamundi(30)-Padapahar(33)
    • Gua(0)-Bara jamda(8)
    • Kiriburu(0)-Karampada(6)-Tupadih(11.5)-Rangra(20)-Rakshi(30)- Bimlagarh(40)-Patasahi(48)-Chandiposh(55)-Champajharan(61)-Lathikata(70.6)-Dumetra(80)-Bondamunda Halt(86.5)
    • Bondmunda Halt-Bangurkoel(0)-Bispur(7)-Nawagaon(13)-Orga(20)-...-Hatia(148); Nawagaon-Punrapani
    • Barsuan(0)-Gognaposh(14.5)-Bimlagarh(21)
  • Rail Traffic Projections: [NewIndPress:Aug9-05]
  • 2007 budget wish list
    • A twelve year railway budget plan for new lines and gauge conversion in Orissa: [April,1-2006]
    • New trains, extension and increased frequencies: 2007 wish list
    • 2007 Orissa connectivity (draft): Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Sambalpur.
  • Orissa rail history and new Orissa related trains and extensions since 1996
  • Plans in the 2006 budget
    • New Trains: Bhubaneswar-Baripada Express(tri-weekly); Howrah-Puri Express(bi-weekly); Bhubaneswar-Pondicherry Express(weekly); Tatanagar-Yesvantpur Express via Rourkela-Sambalpur-Rayagada(weekly); Howrah-Mumbai Express (weekly)
    • Extension of trains: 7227/7228 Vasco-Vijayawada Express (4 days a week) to Howrah; 8507/8508 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Hirakud Express to Amritsar; 8305/8306 Raipur-Sambalpur Express (currently following the route Sambalpur, Bargarh Rd, Barpali, Balangir, Badmal, Titlagarh, Kantabanji, Harishankar Rd, Nawapara Rd, Khariar Rd, Bagbahra, Mahasamund, Raipur) to Bhubaneswar; 8467/8468 Puri-Jaipur Express to Jodhpur; 8563/8564 Bangalore-Visakhapatnam Prashanti Express to Bhubaneswar; 211/212 Puri-Sambalpur Passenger to Rourkela
    • Increase in Frequency: 5625/5626 Bangalore-Guwahati Express from bi-weekly to tri-weekly
    • In 2006-07, Railways propose to complete over 550 kms of New Lines. The sections include : Keonjhar-Daitari of Banspani-Daitari. With the completion of the above sections, the connection of Jakhapura (near Jajpur Road, between Bhubaneswar and Jajpur Rd) to Daitari, Keonjhar, Bansapani, to Rajkharsuan (between Chakradharpur and Tata) will be complete. See map. This will create alternate paths from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela (not much shorter, if any, than BBSR-Sambalpur-RKL though), and Bhubaneswar to Tata (a bit shorter than BBSR-KGP-Tata).
    • Completion of doubling of Titlagarh-Kesinga, Sambalpur-Sarala and Jharsuguda bye-pass in Orissa. Doubling of Padapahar-Banspani have also been included in the budget. In addition, works of doubling of Sambalpur-Titlagarh have been included in the Budget. Other doubling plans include Koraput-Kirandul, Kottavalasa-Koraput, and Bhadrak-Nergundi 3rd line.
    • Budget numbers: Total of Rs 653.9 crore for Orissa in 2006-07 ( against a request of 800 crores, and 279.39 crore more than allotted in 2005-06.): Rs 19 crore for the Lanjigarha Rd - Bhawanipatna - Junagarh, Rs 23 crore for the Khurda Rd- Balangir, Rs 155.58 crore Daitari-Keonjhar-Banspani, Rs 44 crore for Haridaspur-Paradip, Rs 20 crore for Angul-Duburi-Sukinda Road, and Rs 10 crore for Talcher-Bimalgarh. Rs 15.89 crore has been sanctioned for gauge conversion of Rupsa-Bangiriposi (Simlipal), Rs 34 crore for gauge conversion of Nuapada-Parlakimidi-Gunpur project, and Rs 293.16 crore for 12 doubling projects for 2006-07 as against Rs 170 crore for 2005-06.
    • 2006-07 Budget details at: Pink Book: ECOR details, SER details; Green Book: ECOR, SER.
  • Past Railway budgets: 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06.
  • Requests from Orissa legislator's in Loksabha debates: [2005: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Braja Kishore Tripathy, Ananta Nayak, Bikram Keshari Deo, B. Mahtab, Arjun Sethi, Brahmananda Panda, Kharabela Swain, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Mohan Jena]
  • Aim-for/most-likely-in-Orissa-govt-plan [Started compiling in 2005]:
    
    • Orissa CM demands more fund and trains in rail budget of 2006
    • Goal: Better connectivity between BBSR and Rourkela.
      • Introduce a BBSR-Rourkela half day Intercity train and/or extend BBSR-Sambalpur train to Rourkela. [BBSR-Rourkela distance is Rourkela-Jharsuguda (102) + Jharsuguda-Sambalpur (49)+ Sambalpur-Talcher(175) + Talcher-Barang(98) + Barang-BBSR (16) = 440km] So a BBSR-Howrah (437 km) Janashtabdi/Dhauli kind of timing, or the BBSR-Vijag (443km) Intercity timing would be ok. For example: If it starts from BBSR at 6 AM then using the 8413 timing it can reach Sambalpur by 11 AM and can reach Rourkela by 1:40 PM. Then it can leave Rourkela by 2:30 PM and reach BBSR by 10:10 PM. If this is successful then have another train with the opposite timing. I.e., leaving Rourkela at 6 AM reaching BBSR at 1:40 PM and leaving BBSR at 2:30 PM and reaching Rourkela at 10:10 PM.
        Extend Puri-Sambalpur and Rayagada-Sambalpur expresses to Jharsuguda so that passengers from BBSR/Puri/CTC can connect to many of the trains that go west (to Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad etc.) from Jharsuguda.
    • Goal: More frequency between BBSR and Mumbai: Do one or more of the following.
      • Easiest: Extend Visakha-Express to Mumbai.
      • Next: Extend the newly extended 8305/8306 Raipur-Bhubaneswar express to Mumbai (via Nagpur) [Alternatively extend this train to Bhopal via Nagpur]
      • Extend Vidarbha or Sevagram Express (between Mumbai and Nagpur) to Bhubaneswar (via Raipur-Titlagarh-Bargarh-Sambalpur-Dhenkanal) [Also increases connectivity to Nagpur]
      • Increase frequency of weekly 2145/2146 BBSR-Mumbai express(so that twice a week it goes in the current route via Anugul-Sambalpur, twice a week it goes via Vijainagaram-Rayagada-Titlagarh-Raipur, and thrice a week via Vizag-Koraput-Rayagada-Raipur); [Similar to the trains connecting Puri-BBSR to ADI.]
    • Goal: Increase connectivity between Western Orissa and Allahbad-Delhi ( Public demand):
      • Extend 8601 Hatia Jammu Tawi express (now via Allahbad and Delhi) to Sambalpur (via Rourkela) first and may be after a year all the way till Bhubaneswar
      • Extend 2817/8603 Hatia-Delhi Samjhouta Express (via Allahbad) to Sambalpur (via Rourkela).
      • Increase frequency of Vizag-Delhi(now planned to be extended to Amritsar) express and on the new days let it take the route of Vizag-Koraput-Rayagada-Titilagarh-Balangir-Sambalpur and then follow the rest of the schedule.
    • Increase frequency of BBSR Rajdhani (perhaps once or twice plying through Sambalpur, once plying through Keonjhar, and going beyond BBSR to Viskhapatnam);
    • Goal: Better connection between western Orissa and South India, especially Hyderabad ( Public demand)[There are direct trains from Rourkela/Sambalpur to Bhubaneswar, Howrah, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, but none to Hyderabad currently]:
      • Extend 6512 Bilaspur-Bangalore Express (via Hyderabad) to Rourkela or via Rourkela to Hatia/Ranchi or Tata.
      • Extend Vizag-Hyderabad Godavari express to Rourkela. (Update: Now that I became aware of the special attachment of some people towards this train, any extension of this train is not such a good idea.)
      • Introduce a Tata-Hyderabad Express going through Rourkela. [This should be happening soon, as Tata has excellent connections to all parts of India except to Hyderabad. May be ECOR can chip in towards this.] (Note in 2006 budget a new weekly Tata-Bangalore express is proposed. This may be routed through Hyderabad.)
    • Have a new Rayagada-Raipur (343 kms) day time express and Balangir-Vijainagaram (336 km) day-time express.
    • Increase frequency of weekly BBSR-Bangalore express and extend it to Mysore;
    • A Bhopal-Nagpur-BBSR-Puri train. (Bhopal and Nagpur are very close to Orissa but are not properly connected to BBSR by Rail.)
    • Extend 8102 Muri express (Tata/Hatia-Jammu Tawi) to Bhubaneswar via Keonjhar (on the Hatia part) and Bhubaneswar via Kharagpur and Balasore on the Tata part.
    • Once Daitari-Bansapani line is completed: a Tata-Puri passenger as well as a BBSR-TATA Intercity express via Keonjhar. [BBSR-Tata distance via Keonjhar will be about 421Kms: BBSR-Jakhapura (92) + Jakhapura-Tomka(24) + Tomka-Bansapani(155)+ Bansapani-Rajkharswan(108) + Rajkharswan-Tata(42)]
      Just for reference: BBSR-KGP-Tata = (440-115) + (249-115) = 325+134 = 459 kms.
    • Once Daitari-Bansapani line is completed, run one of the BBSR-SiniJn-Delhi train via Keonjhar on some of the days. (BBSR-Kenojhar-Sini = 410 kms while BBSR-Tata-Sini=486 kms)
    • a daily North Orissa Express train between Baripada and Puri. (in 2006-07 plan there is a thrice daily Baripada-BBSR train)
    • extend one of the trains to Delhi to beyond say Amritsar/Chandigarh/Jammu (in 2006-07 plan)
    • extend 7227/7228 Vasco/Goa-Vijaywada express to Puri or via BBSR to Howrah; (in 2006-07 plan)
    • extend 8563/8564 Vizag-Bangalore Prashanthi Express to BBSR; (in 2006-07 plan)
    • a daily train between Baripada and Sambalpur;
    • a daily train between Rourkela and Berhampur;
    • a daily train between Paradeep and Berhampur;
    • extend 8447/8448 BBSR-Koraput express upto Jeypur;
    • increase frequency of 5639/5640 weekly Puri-Guwahati express;
    • extend either Kamrup express (Howrah-Guwahati-Dibrugarh) or Saraighat express (Howrah-Guwahati) upto BBSR;
    • once the line between Howrah-BBSR is completely electrified [done Dec 1 05] an almost non-stop twice a day, 4 hrs each way train between Howrah-BBSR;
    • Extend Konark express to start from Baripada as well as 2145/2146 BBSR-Mumbai express to start from Baripada.
      [There are direct trains from Balasore to BBSR, Howrah, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, but none to Mumbai. In general all train going west that start from BBSR should be extended to Balasore];
    • make a reliever station to Bhubaneswar with express halts at Patia. It is 1 km to the right of Magnetic Square in this map, and 2 km to the top of Patia square in this map. Note that this station is 3 km from Infocity, 1 km from KIIT, 2 km from Silicon, 3.5 km from Trident, 2 km from Koustuv, 2 km from College of Engg, 2 km from CIPET, 5 km from Fortune tower, etc.
  • People's demand: [Pioneer July'05: Extension of Raipur-Sambalpur intercity express to Bhubaneswar instead of Sambalpur [in 2006-07 plan], completion of Khurda-Balangir Railway Line, extension of Bhubaneswar-Sambalpur intercity express to Titilagarh instead of Sambalpur]
    
  • List of trains passing through various Orissa stations
  • 2007 Orissa connectivity (draft): Bhubaneswar, Rourkela, Sambalpur.
  • Seven days availability of trains leaving Bhubaneswar
  • Seven days availability of trains leaving Cuttack
  • Seven days availability of trains leaving Puri
  • Earliest dates on which reservations are available from Puri
  • Train running (late/in time/etc.) status page
  • Train departure by station name
  • Trains/Fare/Reservation Availability Status Between Important Stations
    -- Editor's comment July 30 2005: There is a list of about 150 stations there, but the list only includes two stations in Orissa, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. They should atleast add Puri, Khurda Rd, Cuttack and Sambalpur to that list. Moreover, Khurda Road should be considered to be in Bhubaneswar area and trains that skip Bhubaneswar but pass through Khurda Road should show up when queries about Bhubaneswar are asked.
  • Train reservations
  • Coach positions: Southern railway
  • IR time tables: Official 2005-06 TAAG (Trains at a glance) site; a more organized TAAG site; 2004-2005 ECOR time table
  • New lines, gauge conversions, doublings: [Hindu-April05]
    • Railway proj ects in Orissa -- 2004 budgetary provisions
    • New lines in progress or recently completed plus wish list for immediate consideration
      • Daitari-Banspani 155 km, estimated cost Rs 590 corres, 78% complete by May 2004. [map]
      • Lanjigarh-Bhawanipatna-Junagarh 55.67 km, Rs 120 crore, 15% complete on May 2004. [map]
        Editors note: Highest priority should be to have the following link: Malkangiri (southwestern tip of Orissa) to Jeypore (next to Koraput) to Nabarangpur to Junagarh-Bhawanipatna-Lanjigarh (in Kalahandi district), where Lanjigarh is just south of Titlagarh. (This will bring railways to the districts of Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi in KBK.)
      • Haridaspur-Paradip 82 km, Rs 340 crore, 4.25% complete but on fast track. [map], [Statesman:March2006]
      • Sukinda Road-Angul 90 km, Rs 415 crore, 0.2% complete on May 2004, but on fast track. (Sukinda Rd is in between Jajpur Road and Daitari) [map].
      • Talcher-Bimlagarh (Total: 154 km, Rs 727 crore) [map] [ This will make the shortest distance between BBSR to Rourkela to 308 kms: BBSR-Talcher (114) + Talcher-Bimlagarh(154) + Bimlagarh-Rourkela(40). Other alternate paths between BBSR-Rourkela are: BBSR-KGP-Rourkela (440-115+412-115=325+297=622); BBSR-Talcher-Sambalpur-Rourkela (440); BBSR-Jakhapura-Daitari-Bansapani-Rajkharswan-Rourkela (92+38+155+108+122=515); BBSR-Bansapani-Padapahar-Bolanikhadan-?-Kiriburu-Bondamunda-Rourkela (285+28+32+15+85+7=452). ]
      • Khurda Road-Bolangir 290 km, Rs 700 crore, 6% (survey) complete by May 2004. [map]
      • Gunupur-Therubali: [map]
      • Bangriposi-Gurumahishasini: see mention in 2005 budget -- section 91.III.11 (connecting Gurumahishasini to Bangiriposi and then having broad gauge till Rupsa gives the path TATA-Baripada-Rupsa; [an alternate demand by people]); [SER plan], [SER plan2], [map]
      • Chakulia-Buramara: [SER plan], [SER plan2], [people's demand]
      • Jaleswar-Digha: [SER plan], [SER plan2]
      • Wishlist: Kiriburu-Bolanikhadan (about 10 kms) -- will result in the path Rourkela-Bimlagarh-Kiriburu-Barbil-Bansapani-Jakhapura-Cuttack- Bhubaneswar: [google-image], [map].
      • Wishlist: Naraj-Khordha-Khurda-Road line as part of a circular rail for the Bhubaneswar area, Khordha-KhurdaRd should be constructed immediately as part of the KhurdaRd-Balangir line, then complete the Khorda-Naraj part and then make Khorda another reliever station for Bhubaneswar. Then there should be a train running between Cuttack-Barang-Bhubaneswar- Khurda Rd-Khordha-Naraj-Barang at frequent intervals.
      • Recently completed or planned to be completed: Koraput-Raygada (Dec 1995), Talcher-Sambalpur (Aug 1998), Rupsa-Baripada (Sept 2005), Daitari-Bansapani (scheduled - 2006/07).
    • Gauge Conversion:
      • Naupada-Gunupur, 90 km, Rs 89 crore, just starting. [map].
      • Rupsa-Bangiriposi: Rupsa-Baripada is already done (see item 108 2005 budget; [trial-run]) [map]; [Rupsa-Baripada DMU from Sept'19 05]
    • Doubling projects:
      • 32-km Raghunathpur-Cuttack stretch on the Cuttack-Paradip section
      • 24-km stretches between Norla Road and Lanjigarh Road and between Titlagarh and Kesinga on the Titlagarh-Lanjigarh section on the Raipur-Vizag route
      • Sambalpur-Rengali (22.7 km)
      • Rajathgarh-Barang (31.5 km)
      • Khurda Road-Puri (15.3 km)
      • Cuttack-Barang (11.7 km)
      • Khurda Road-Barang (35 km)
    • New lines under consideration: surveying stage (Baragarh-NawaparaRd, Gunupur-Therubali and Puri-Konark survey are mentioned in 91.II.5, 91.II.1 and 91.II.3 of 2005 budget):
      • Jeypore-Kottameta new BG rail link, 128 kms
      • Puri-Konark new BG rail link, 30 kms
      • Phulbani-Berhampur new BG line, 175 kms
      • Talcher/Hindol Road -Gopalpur/Berhampur new BG rail link, 245 ms
      • Talcher-Bimlagarh new BG rail link, 130 kms
      • Bargarh-Nawapara Road new BG link via Padampur, 120 kms
      • Jeypore-Nawarangpur new BG line, 45 kms (and then extended to Junagarh)
      • Jeypur-Malkangiri
      • Editor's wish list: Therubali-Angul-Keonjhar-Badampahar (will result in the paths Jeypore-Koraput-Rayagada-Therubali-Angul-BBSR, Jeypore-Koraput-Rayagada-Therubali-Angul-Sukinda-Jajpur Rd-Balasore-Howrah, Kirandul-Jeypore-Koraput-Rayagada-Therubali-Angul-Keonjhar-Bansapani-Ranchi, Jeypore-Koraput-Rayagada-Therubali-Angul-Keonjhar-Badam Pahar-Jamshedpur)
      • Editor's wish list: Jajpur Rd-Jajpur-Aradi-Chandbali-Dhamara port
      • Other links in Orissa govt's list: Raygada-Gopalpur, Jaleshwar-Digha, Keonjhar-Badampahar.
  • Orissa integration plan (July 2005):
    • Now: lots of trains in the route Howrah-Kharagpur-Balasore-BBSR-Berhampur-Palasa-Vizag and Howrah-Rourkela-Mumbai.
    • in 5 years: 2 fast express trains daily between: Sambalpur-BBSR (scheduled to be done in 2005), Koraput-Raygada-Gunupur-BBSR, Tata-Baripada-Rupsa-BBSR, Rourkela-Bansapani-BBSR, every two hours during the day trains between Puri-BBSR, Paradeep-BBSR, Berhempur-BBSR, Dhenkanal-BBSR, Bhadrakh-BBSR
    • in 10 years: 2 express trains daily between Junagarh-Bhawanipatna-LanjigarhRd-Titlagarh-Balangir-Phulbani-BBSR, 1 express train daily in the route Rourkela-Bimlagarh-Talcher-BBSR
  • Rail freight corridor: [TOI-Oct20-05]

• Airports
  • Bhubaneswar: Indian Airlines (schedule: direct flights to/from Kolkata-TWThSaSu, Mumbai-daily, Delhi-daily, Hyderabad-MF, Chennai-TuThSa), Air Sahara (direct daily flights to/from Hyderabad), Air-One (planned flights between Bangalore and BBSR, and possibly Delhi and BBSR: [1], [2],[3]), Air Deccan (started with two daily flights between BBSR and Kolkata starting July 25, 2005; now reduced to one).
    • Airport plans: [Oct22-05-priority-BBSR-Shillong-Dimapur-Nagpur]
    • More connectivity (From March 2006): [1].
    • AirIndia flights from Bhubaneswar to Bangkok or Malaysia in Winter 2006?
    • GoAir plans
    • Editor's comment, Sept 20'05: The private colleges in Orissa should get together with Infosys, Satyam etc. to establish free public wi-fi in Bhubaneswar airport and Bhubaneswar railway station. At this point, it might be a first for the country. It will distinguish Bhubaneswar, generate a lot of publicity, with software companies and airline companies taking notice of it.
  • Rourkela: There is an airport to which Indian Airlines used to fly. Service to it needs to be reintroduced as soon as possible.

• Ports, Shipyards and national waterways
  • Paradeep port: [becoming a Shipyard?]
  • Gopalpur: [1], [OSL likely to bag this: Business Standard, Dec3-05], [Orissa Stevedores picked: Telegraph, Feb26-06]
  • Dhamara-Chandbali: [1], [2], [3:July19-05], [4:land acq], [work-to-start-jan1-06]
  • Other proposed ports: Chudamani, Ganjam and Astaranga, Puri: [1]
  • Ports news: [SREI].
  • Planned National waterway in Orissa: (East Coast Canal from Paradip to Haldia of length 623 km integrated with the Brahmani river and the Mahanadi river delta ) [0:Hindu-14July05]; [PIB-May05] ; [map]; [Tech study]; [Policies]; [1]
    • Editor's comment [July14'05]: Brahmani River crosses the South Eastern railway line at Jenapur which is 8 kms from Jakhapura where branchline goes to Daitari and on to Bansapani. Jajpur Keonjar Rd is another 7 kms away where one of the National highway [Panikoli-Keonjhar segment of 215] passes and 15 km upstream of Jenapur NH 200 [Chandikhol-Sukinda segment of 200] passes. The state government should connect NH 200 to Jenapur to NH 215, and plan to make Jenapur a major transporation hub, as it will be a unique location. Talcher is another possibility for a transportation hub. At Talcher the rail line, the waterway and NH 42 cross. While Talcher can be a transportation hub, Jenapur could be both a transportation hub as well as a tourism hub where cruis eships can stop.
  • Waterways links: [Indian waterways authority of India]; [Important inland waterways in India:map]; [National waterway1:map]; [National waterway2:map]; [National waterway3:map]
  • Riverlinking: [CM's order]

Recent Investments and Investment plans

• Summary: [1], [2], [3:Interview with CM]
• New jobs: [1.5 lakhs new jobs]
• Directorate of Industries, Govt. of Orissa
• Education and Education related financing
  • Loans and insurance for college education:
    • a great Andhra bank scheme
    • An educational loan portal
    • Another educational loan portal
    • Yet another educational loan portal
    • A rediff article with pointers
  • Higher Education: [FinExp-Aug05]
  • Primary and Secondary Education: [Insurance-plan-Aug15-05], [Insurance-plan]
    Editor's comment, Aug 14, 2005: The private engineering colleges and medical colleges should be encouraged to open one or more Class I-XII schools. In general, these private colleges should spend 10% on the above, 80% on their own stuff, and another 10% on post-graduate education. For the 10% parts they can either have their own ClassI-XII school and M.Tech/Phd Program or pay the amount to an appropriate fund.
    Editor's comment, Aug 14, 2005: For Oriya medium students to compete well in national and international level exams and competitions, after class 7 one should have the option of pursuing science and social science either in English or Oriya. To overcome the worry that students will lose touch with Oriya by pursuing science and social science in English, from Class 7, Oriya should be split to two parts, and be assigned twice its current weightage. I.e., instead of 100 marks for Oriya, there will be 200 marks for Oriya. The two parts could be (i) grammar and vocabulary -- similar to TOEFL and GRE, and (ii) Writing and literature. ( Some decisions related to this made by the Orissa government.)
• Information Technology: [TCS1], [TCS-2], [TCS-3], [Wipro-BPO-1], [WIPRO-2], [Wipro-land-bought], [other IT and BPO companies]
• Steel plants: Tatas, KK Birla Group, Jindals, Essar, Murugappas, MESCO, POSCO etc. [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6:Jindal], [7:mesco-insightOrissa-july22-05], [8: A summary article in May 05 Orissa Review], [Adhunik-Sundergarh], [Rungta,Bhusand,Jindal-JSPL,Titanium], [production in 9 plants], [More MOUs], [More MOUs2]
• Tatas - Steel plant@Duburi, TCS@BBSR, Gopalpur: [0: TATA news releases], [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6:Kalinganagar],
• POSCO: [1], [2], [3], [4]; [Forbes-MOU-22Jul05]; [Forbes-2-22Jul05]; [FinExp-MOU-22Ijul05]; [HindTimes-MOU-22Jul05]; [AustrFinRev-MOU-22Jul05]; [InsightOrissa-MOU-22Jul05]; [Some-Details-from-Insight-Orissa]; [Pluses-n-minuses:rediff]; [Impact-on-infr]; [Hindu-July10-05]; [Rebuttal-to-criticisms-july15-ToI]; [FinExpr]; [Taats vs POSCO] ; [3 POSCO subunits]; [POSCO sets up subsidiary:Aug 31'05], [land-acq], [90 percent in Orissa in favour], [identifies 2 mines]
• POSCO ancillaries and Indian partners: [1:steel pipes], [2:Indian partners]
  • Editor's comment on July 4 2005: My impession based on reading the newspapers is that Orissa govt has probably become wary of some of the big Indian players after the TATAs taking advantage of them in Gopalpur, and other companies in other places. It seems like (from reading various reports: [0:a list from 1999-how many of them materialized?], [1] , [2], [see page 3], [4] ) the TATAs signed MOUs about plants and infrastructure etc. at Gopalpur and got mining leases but then kind of forgot about making the plants and building infrastructure but have been using the mines. They used excuses, some valid, regarding this and that infrastructure not being there. [They have signed something more recently; lets see if that is for real or a sham to get mining leases renewed. Some progress in regards to their promise seems to have taken place: a; b ] The expectation was that Gopalpur would be like another Rourkela or Jamshedpur. But nothing remotely like that has happened. Coming back to POSCO, the MOU seem to have many clauses that would prevent POSCO from taking advantage of Orissa without delivering on its promises. Also, if POSCO does something like the TATAS, its easy to fight them, unlike fighting the TATAs. Even saying something bad about the TATAs is a no-no in India. [Thus the government should be careful in any of its signing with the TATAs or similar big Indian powerhouses. It should make sure that any mining lease should be tied to the other promises very tightly, and without loopholes.] So I personally am hopeful that POSCO will have a big impact on Paradeep and Orissa, more than the impact of any other private company in Orissa. Plus the investment comes from outside India, not from inside India. Thus making more capital available to other projects in India. Also the government is right to not put its egg in one basket. It makes perfect sense to try different avenues: foreign investors such as POSCO as well as the various Indian companies.
• From Steel to automobiles/2-wheelers-n-beyond: [Ind-Exp-22ndJune05]; [TOI-July4-05:Kymco,Corus]; [Pioneer-July27-05:Kwang-Yang-Motors-Taiwan], [Mahindras:TOI-Aug05-05], [Mahindra:InsightOrissa]
• Refractories: [July9-05-Telegraph]
• Alumina/Aluminium: Hindalco [1]; Vedanta [a], [b:Vedanta cares]; [Dubal-L&T]; [alumina-refinery-smelter-Rayagada]
• Titanium complex at Chhatrapur. (The Samaja Aug 16th, 2005).
• Mining: [1],
• Refinery: [1]; [IOC-Paradeep-21-6-05]; [July12-FinExp], [IOC-on-schedule]
• Breweries: [United Breweries]
• Paper: [JKPaper]
• SEZs: [1]
  • Gopalpur: [july26-05]
  • Paradeep: [july26-05]
• Power: Current availability; [list-of-possibilities-fe-july24-05], [June2-05-Reliance]; [Reliance2]; [RPG-jun2405-Tel]; [Neyveli]; [MMTC-Paradeep-Sept12-05]
• Food processing: [Shrimp-Navayuga]
• Hospitals: [Planned Heart Institute]
• Hotels: [ Statesman Aug 18'05], [Buisness-Standard- Sept9], [OTDC-disvestment]
• In relation to other states of India: [1], [2]
• Kalinganagar/Duburi: VISA, Jindal, Neelachal Ispat Nigam, MESCO, Tatas(?) [Ref:InsightOrissa]
• Factories in neighbouring states -- impact on Orissa infrastructure: [Mittal-Jharkhand]
  Editor's comment on July 27, 2005: Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh are landlocked. Mineral and manufacturing plants in Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh would need access to ports. This will provide opportunity for Orissa to make its case (get Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh legislator's support) and make further infrastructure development such as ports, roads and railways. In particular, Dhamara and Chandabali port, train lines to them such as Tata-Baripada-Balasore-Dhamara, Bimlagarh-Talcher-Paradeep, and Daitari-Bansapani-Haridaspur-Paradeep, and roads ( Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhatisgarh) to them. While Jharkhand plants can use Haldia port in West Bengal, for Chhatisgarh the closest ports are in Orissa (Dhamara, Paradeep, and Gopalpur). Since Haldia port is overloaded, even for Jharkhand easy accessibility to Orissa ports is important. [a step in this regard], [another step]
  28th July 2005: Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh should come together and jointly pursue several things. For example, an IIT in Rourkela (which has the best NIT among the three states) would benefit all the three states, as Rourkela is very close to both Chhatisgarh and Jharkhand. In return Orissa can support for an IIM in Bilaspur or Raipur. Good road and railway connectivity from Chhatisgarh and Jharkhand to Orissa ports will be beneficial to all. The three states can jointly promote cultural tourism to the tribal areas of the three states.
• Policies: [1]

On-line News, analysis, political commentary, etc. on Orissa

• Dharitri
• Sambada
• Pragativadi
• The Samaja
• Prajatantra (not regularly updated)
• Samaya (nor regularly updated)
• Orissa TV
• Navratna TV, Bargarh.
• Insight Orissa
• Orissamatters.com
• Orissapolitics
• Worldorissa.com
• Odisha.com
• New India Press: Orissa section
• The Statesman: Orissa Plus
• Daily Pioneer: Bhubaneswar section
• Orissa news in Business Standard
• Google news on Bhubaneswar - sorted by relevance
• Google news on Bhubaneswar - sorted by date
• Google news on Orissa - sorted by relevance
• Google news on Orissa - sorted by date
• List of Orissa government accredited media correspondents

Other links

• KBK project
• Orissa reference annual 2004-2005
• Orissa human development report 2004
• Orissa economic survey 2003
• Non-resident Oriya facilitation center
• Map based Orissa
• List of Biotech institutes in Orissa: [The Statesman-june21-05]
• Center for Environmental Studies, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
• Orissa State Pollution Control Board
• State Institute of Educational Technology
• Mines in Orissa: List1; environmental perspective ; Orissa Mining Corporation; Overview of mining and mineral industry in India; Mahanadi Coal Fields (MCL); [Gas-Reliance]; [Gas];
• Water resources in Orissa: Dept of Water Resources, Orissa govt; [imapct-of-upcoming-industries-on-water:FinExp-Aug05]
• Electricity: Orissa power consortium; power network map; a recent summary article; Orissa Electricity Regulatory Comission (OERC); Orissa power generation company (OPGC); Orissa Hydro power corp (OHPC); Grid corporation of Orissa (GRIDCO); Southco; Wesco; Cesco; Nesco; Reliance energy and Orissa
• Telecom, Cable and Internet: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd in Orissa (BSNL-Orissa); BSNL-Bhubaneswar: land-line, mobile, Internet, ISDN, broadband in BBSR; Tata Internet: vsnl; Tata Indicom: mobile, land-lines, Internet; OTV: cable, Internet, broadband in BBSR; LNSEL: Internet via dial-up
• Regular conventions, conferences, etc: Info Tech-CIT, Nework-Security, Distr. Computing & IT - ICDCIT
• TV Stations:
  • In Oriya: DD Oriya (DD 6), Orissa TV (OTV), ETV Oriya.
  • Navratna TV, Bargarh.
• Banking and insurance:
  • Orissa state co-operative bank,
• Hotels:
  • ITDC rated hotels in Bhuabneswar: [1]
    • 5 Star: Swosti Plaza, Trident Hilton (formerly Oberoi), Crown Plaza, Mayfair Lagoon
    • 4 Star: Swosti
    • 3 Star: Shismo, Keshari, Marion, Triumph Residency, Kalinga Ashoka.
  • Gopalpur-on-sea: Swosti Palm resort (formerly Oberoi palm resort)
  • Puri
  • Rourkela
  • Cuttack
• Hospitals:
• Stadiums:
• Real estate: [Gharabari.com]; [Orissa state housing board];
• Orissa Archaelogy
• NALCO
• OMFED
• Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA)
• Govt. of India directory of websites on Orissa
• Orissa Cuisine / Oriya restaurants
• Jagannath Temples and Rathayatras around the world
• Odissi institutions acround the world
• Chhau instituitions around the world
• Buddhism and Orissa
• Active projects in Orissa
• KBK: KBK project, [Kalahandi:Orissa Review May 05]
• Orissa Police
• Orissa State Agricultural Marketing Board
• Google earth images: Angul-Dhenkanal, Angul-Talcher, Balasore and vicinity, Balangir-Khurda Rd, Bangiriposi 1, Bangiriposi 2, Baranga, Baripada, Bhadrakh-Chandbali, Central Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Banki, Bhubaneswar-Jagatsighpur, Bhubaneswar-Jamshedpur, Northeast Bhubaneswar, North Bhubaneswar, Northwest Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-Pipili-Nimapara, Southeast Bhubaneswar, South Bhubaneswar, Southwest Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar 1 , Berhampur-Gopalpur-Chhatrapur, Bhawanipatna, Chandipur-Kasaphal, Cuttack-Dhenkanal, Cutack-Jamshedpur, Daitari, Dhamara-Paradeep, Dhamara, Digha - right on Orissa border, Gopalpur-Chhatrapur-Ganjam, Gopalpur, Haridaspur-Paradeep, Jenapur-Jajpur Rd-Jajpur, Jharsuguda-Belpahar-Brajrajnagar, Junagarh, Keonjhar, Keonjhar-BBSR-Cuttack, Koraput-Jeypore-Sunabeda, Lanjigarh, Malkangiri-Jaypur, Mouth of Subarnarekha in Orissa, Palmyras point and Wheelers island , Paradeep 1, Paradeep 2, Parlakimidi 1, Parlakimidi 2, Puri-BBSR-Astaranga-Paradeep, Puri-Konark-BBSR-Astaranga, Rayagada, Rourkela central, Rourkela NE, Rourkela NW, Rourkela and vicinity, Rourkela SE, Rourkela SW, Rourkela, Sambalpur-Burla-Hirakud-Bargarh, Simlipal, Sukinda-Dhenkanal, Sukinda, Talcher-Bimlagarh, Unidentified waterbodies south of Simlipal.
• Pictures: [a Jeypore landscape]; [a collection of pictures -- some Temples and tribal areas]

All India level links

• Planning Commission of India
• Indian Budget and Economic Survey; Outcome Budget
• National Advisory Council: concept papers (including ones on draft national policy on tribals , tribal evictions from forest land, etc. )
• PMO
• Common minimum program: May 2004 UPA Government

Contact

• This site has been compiled and edited by Chitta Baral. He started making this list (from an earlier compiled list on Bhubaneswar) on 10th April 2005. For any suggestions, pointers, corrections, ideas on what more to be added etc., please send him an email: chitta-aat-gmail-dot-com.
• Acknowledgements: Google News; Ornet postings of Debchandan Nayak.