Skywalks to be set up in Twin City by Government of Odisha

With the increasing vehicular traffic in the Twin City (Bhubaneswar and Cuttack); the pedestrians are facing a lot of problems in crossing the roads in the congested areas. Many accidents are also happening in the busy areas due to the road crossing. So for the convenience of the pedestrians Government of Odisha decided to build Skywalks on the busy areas of the city. The first Skywalk is going to be set up in Jaydev Vihar. The whole idea of building Skywalks in the Twin City came from from the Mumbai Skywalks.

The main purpose of the Skywalk is efficiently moving the pedestrians from the busy congested areas to other locations. The Skywalk will be connected to the Bus Stations, Taxi Stands and shopping malls through a dedicated walkway. Where the Foot Over-Bridges (FOB) are only meant for crossing the roads while a Skywalk will extend a little bit and to more than one direction.

The state housing and urban development (H&UD) department is looking for an executing agency for the Skywalks project. The project cost of the Skywalk which is to be build in Jaydev Vihar is around 10 Crore. The Whole investment will be done by JNNURM funds for the development of the infrastructure of the city. A similar Skywalk is also to be set up near Link Road in Cuttack. In the second phase, we have planned to construct skywalks at Kalpana Square and Raj Mahal Square in Bhubaneswar, H&UD special secretary S K Ratho said.

The Whole Foot Over-Bridges (FOB) project is now replaced by the Skywalks even if the Foundation stone of the Foot Over-Bridges (FOB) at Javdev Vihar han been laid on 31 August 2013. The government is now planning to construct the Skywalks on every Foot Over-Bridges (FOB) site.

As the Skywalks will not only help the pedestrians to cross the road but also lead them to different locations, this will be best the common people. Most of the Urban Planners welcomed the skywalk concept, but they had a doubt whether it can serve the purpose at Jaydev Vihar.

Skywalks are suppose to be present near Metro Stations likewise in Mumbai, so some people feel that the skywalks needs to be set up at Master Canteen and Kalpana Square. The demand of the people is that the projects should be completed as soon as possible not like the Foot Over-Bridges (FOB) which was announced in 2011 but the construction is yet to start.  

Odia Director’s film selected for International Film Festival

Odia Director’s film selected for International Film Festival

Odia Director Sabyasachi Mohapatra’s feature film ‘SALA BUDHA’ has been selected for International film festival of India’s Indian panorama section. the list of the feature films to be showed in the IFFI-2013 has been announced recently in which 26 films have been shortlisted. The jury that was chosen for the selection of feature films was headed by noted film maker and editor B. Lenin. The jury comprised of nine members and it took 21 days to finalise the list in which ‘SALA BUDHA’ finds a place. Paan Singh Tomar is also shortlisted as direct entry to the festival. It had won Best Feature Film award in the 60^th National Film Awards. Six Malayalam, five Bengali 3 Marathi, 2 English and one film each from Konkani, Kannada, Kosali and Tamil have been selected in the featured film category. A number of movies have also been selected in the non-feature film category.

The 44^th IFFI-2013 is going to be held in Goa from November 20 to November 30, 2013. ‘SALA BUDHA’ is a movie made in Kosali language. It focuses on the rural area. It is an attempt to show the plight of aged people in the western part of Odisha (in the villages) in the form of a movie. ‘SALA BUDHA’ is the daptation of the novel of Kapil Prasad Mohapatra, father of the director Sabyasachi Mohapatra. This movie is made in black and white and the director says that he has enough reasons for doing so. This, being a periodical movie, a black and white adaptation can give it the required justice. The Oscar award winning movie, The Artist, was also made in black and white and that is the inspiration for the director of ‘SALA BUDHA’. The last film to be selected for IFFI was ‘Swayamsidha’ which was directed by Sudhanshu Sahu.

The movie ‘SALA BUDHA’is produced by Susanta Mohapatra. While the dialogues are written by Atala Bihari Panda, Prakash Mohapatra has contributed as the cinematographer. The cast of the movie includes Ghasiram Mishra, Gadadhar Barik, Prithwiraj, Atala Bihari Panda, Netranand, Purushottam Mishra and Ratan Meher. 

Metro Rail To Be Set-Up In Bhubaneswar

Good news for the people as Government of Odisha is being ready for introducing a new transport system in Odisha. The wait for the Metro Rail transportation is going to end very soon. The process of the much awaited Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) between Cuttack and Bhubaneswar started on Tuesday 29 August 2013. 

The state Government called Request For Proposal (RFP) to select consultant to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS).

According to Census 2011, the population of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack is 8.37 Lakh and 6.06 Lakh respectively. As by the Bhubaneswar Cuttack Urban Complex (BCUC) the population will increase to 42 Lakh by 2030. So the transportation for the people will be a headache for the Government. That’s why Government of Odisha is taking a step ahead to have a Metro Rail or Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) in the state. The Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) will be connected to Jatni, Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Barang, Chaudwar and Cuttack.

The first part of the proposed project has started. The consultant employed by Request For Proposal (RFP) is going to assess mobility, alignment, multi-modal land use integration plan, land acquisition details, transit-oriented development, cost estimation and funding pattern. The station location has been taken into account according to the catchment areas, feasibility of entry and exit facilities, availability of parking areas etc.

The land acquisition for the project is a big headache for the department. The consultant will also recommend land for the project facilities like station area, electric substation, maintenance deport and construction deport.

The consultant will recommend suitable track structure for the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) project. It will also give a detailed report about the type of rails, method of welding and fastening systems. A layout will be prepared by the consultant to handle the projected traffic, said the RFP.

More than 20,000 people go up-down in this route for different purposes. So Metro Rail facility will be definitely helpful for the people of Odisha. As the main up-down transportation is being held between Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. The common people will get a cheap and fast transportation service after the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) project.

Odisha Growing Fast in terms of Four Wheeler Vehicle Transportation

Everyone in this modern era wants to be in a comfort zone. So the number of four wheeler vehicles is increasing day by day. According to a survey by ASSOCHAM, Odisha has the maximum growth in car, van and jeep as a mode of transportation per 1000 during 2001-2011.

The decadal growth is 293 per cent which is the maximum among 20 major states in India.  The rank of Odisha is 16th in terms of scooter as a mode of transportation which is a growth of 79 percent during the same period. 

According to state wise study  of  'Automobile Industry in India: Saturated & Potential States', West Bengal has the slowest growth in the mode of transportation study and it was ranked 19th and 20th in terms of car, jeep, van and scooter respectively used as transportation per 1000 people declared by ASSOCHAM.

Kerala, which is also one of the fastest growing state in India has also a remarkable growth in scooter transportation mode with a growth of 198 per cent and 101 per cent in rural and urban centres in the decade 2001-2011, said D S Rawat, national secretary general of ASSOCHAM. 

 Himachal Pradesh and Haryana are also not far behind in terms of car, jeep and van as mode of transportation as the growth is 149 per cent and 295 percent in urban and rural areas respectively, said Mr. Rawat. 

Among all the major states West Bengal has the slowest growth in terms of car, jeep and van as mode of transportation in both urban and rural centres with 31 percent and 14 per cent respectively. 

As long as the National average growth is concerned which is 105 percent, 11 states are ahead of the average growth. The top five states are Odisha (293 per cent), Maharashtra (237 per cent), Kerala (222 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (172 per cent) and Jharkhand (170 per cent).

States like Karnataka (84 per cent), Himachal Pradesh (76 per cent), Tamil Nadu (72 per cent), West Bengal (66 per cent) and Jammu and Kashmir (30 per cent) recorded the slowest growth in terms of car, jeep and van as mode of transportation.

Likewise the average growth in Scooter as a mode of transportation in per 1000 peoples was about 96 per cent during the decade 2001-2011.  The top five states which are ahead in terms of scooter as mode of transportation are with Jharkhand (172 per cent), Punjab (149 per cent), Gujarat (144 per cent), Chhattisgarh (133 per cent) and Maharashtra (121 per cent).

It’s good to see that scooter mode transportation growth of about 131 per cent in rural areas compared to about 59 per cent at urban areas during the decade 2001-11 because of dearth of a public transport system.

5 Star Hotels in Odisha

Odisha being one of the developing states of India is working hard on increasing visitors from foreign through different promotions like Odisha Tourism. To draw the attention of different people around the world not only the tourism has to be good, but the hotels and restaurants has to be reach to higher level to hospitality and service. In Odisha we have also a cricket stadium in Barabati, Cuttack where every year one or two international cricket matches was played. So the need of 5 Star Hotels is essential now in Odisha. 

The top hotel business men are now ready to expand their hotels in Odisha. Beside that Odisha has also good hotels like Mayfair Lagoon, Trident, The HHI, Swasti Premium, The New Marion, Swasti Plaza, The Crown, etc. All of these are the most costly hotels of Odisha. But when we talk about 5 Star hotels, some of these don’t have the facilities to be called as a 5 Star Hotel. Some of the top Hotel business owners managed to make their hotels a 5 Star hotel. In Odisha there are only three 5 stars hotels Mayfair Lagoon, Trident and The HHI. 

Mayfair Lagoon:

Mayfair Lagoon is situated in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha. All the shopping malls and multiplexes are at a distance radius of 5 km from it. Mayfair is present at Jaydev bihar, the heart of the city. The hotel has all the facilities like pub, bar, cafeteria, swimming pool and all types of indoor games for the amusement of the guest. Mayfair Lagoon is the only hotel in which all the international and national players stayed during the matches and events in Odisha. So it has to be a 5 star hotel. Mayfair Lagoon is the only hotel which is beautifying its surrounding by planting different types of plants. Its green atmosphere will give u a real piece. Mayfair has also its branch hotels in Puri, Gopalpur, Darjeeling, Goa, Rourkela, and Gangtok. In Bhubaneswar it has also another branch in the same place which is Called Mayfair Convention. The rent of Mayfair lagoon in Bhubaneswar for a single room for 2 days and 1 night is around Rs 9,000/-. This is the most expensive hotels in Odisha. But if you spend your time and money here, you will not regret for sure.

Trident:

Trident hotel is one of the best international hotels. The 14 acre area is huge as compared to other hotels in Odisha. Trident is situated in Madhusudhan Nagar near Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar. Trident hotel is adjacent to the Mayfair lagoon. It has all the facilities those are offered by the 5 star hotels. Trident has a 1km jogging track filled with beautiful trees and it will give u a healthy feeling. This is one of the most classic hotels in India. The chain of hotels of trident has been spread all over the world. Foreigners from all over the world stayed in this hotel. It is famous for its tasty food and worm hospitality.  The rent of Trident for a single room for 2 days and 1 night is around Rs 6,000/- which is the 2nd most expensive hotel in Odisha.

The HHI:

The Hotel Hindustan International (HHI) is one of the most high class hotels in Bhubaneswar. The HHI is situated in Kharvel Nagar, Bhubaneswar. This is one of the prime locations in Bhubaneswar. The presence of the hotel in this area increased the demand of the place. It has all the facilities of a 5 Star hotel. Starting from Pub to bar, grand banquets, contemporary rooms, speciality restaurants, lounge bar, state-of-the art business centers everything in one place. This hotel is a rare combination of elegance, comfort, interior luxury and warmth. The hotel itself is like a state of art for Odisha. The rent of The HHI for a single room for 2 days and 1 night is around Rs 4,500/-which is 3rd highest in Odisha. 

Emerging singers of Odisha

Emerging singers of Odisha

A number of young singing sensations are rocking the Odia film and album industry with their voice and talent. They are committed to their work and they are willing to work hard. They have produced some really superb hits in a short time and have kept the audience spellbound. These young and very talented singers have taken the Odia film industry by storm. Here in this article, we have mentioned about some of the budding singers of Odisha who have started their musical journey in the industry. 

Bishnu Mohan Kabi:

 

This guy has become most successful among the young breed of singers of Odisha. Born into a family of musicians, Bishnu considers himself extremely lucky. He got the Voice of Odisha title and that was the turning point of his career. He got noticed by a number of music directors. The reality show also helped him in increasing his fan base. He became the household name in the state. Bishnu has sung for the movies like Bachelor, Rumku Jhumana, Rudra, Tanka tote Salaam. 

 

Sohini Mishra:

 

Sohini Mishra is an Indian Idol contestant and she hails from Cuttack. She is a trained singer of classical music. Though Sohini had no plans to take singing as a profession, her stint in Indian Idol changed his life completely. She has taken it as her passion as well as profession. 

Antara Chakrabarty:

Antara is all praise for the Odia film industry as it gives enough scope to the new and budding singers. Though she started singing at the age of 4, she had never dreamt of becoming a fulltime singer. He has also sung with Udit Narayan in the film Mun Diwana To Pain and it considers the moment as one of the high points of her life. 

Amrita Bharati Panda:

Amrita, who is also a contestant of Indian Idol 6, gives credit to the reality show for the upward slope of her life as a singer. She had started performing on stage at an early age andwas also placed in the top 12 of Indian Idol. 

Aseema Panda:

She has gifted a number of hit numbers to the Odia film Industry. She didn’t have a great start to her singing career as a few of the films didn’t release. But she continued the hard work. Now she has songs like Matric Fail, Love Master, Hari Om Hari and Daha Balunga under her belt.

Popular canteens in Famous Colleges of Bhubaneswar

Popular canteens in Famous Colleges of Bhubaneswar

In any college, the favorite place of hangout for most of the students is their canteen. From hot noodles to soups, the college canteens serve almost everything that the youth needs. While the canteens of different colleges serve a large number of food items, they are famous for a specific item. Here in this article, we have collected the famous dishes of famous canteens of the famous colleges of Bhubaneswar. We have compiled a data of four colleges of Bhubaneswar. While two of them are engineering colleges, the other two are management colleges. The engineering colleges are the two famous deemed universities of the state, KIIT and ITER. The two management colleges are XIMB and RCM.

X-CAFÉ: XIMB

 

You enter the campus of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) and you will notice a ‘X’ prefixed with almost everything. Starting from their cultural fest ‘Xpressions’ to their canteen ‘X-CAFE’, every name has a ‘X’ at the beginning. X-CAFÉ has been there in the XIMB campus for last ten years. It serves various kinds of fast foods which include masala dosa, chole bhatore and many more like this. But the food item on the menu that draws most students to the canteen is their chicken magi. This dish, which is served here at a cheap price and within less time, has got the tag of ‘dependable food’ by the future managers. Apart from this the wide range of cold drinks available here keeps the students engaged in various discussions. 

New Canteen: RCM

 

The New Canteen of Royal College of Management is famous for its pizza. Can you think of delicious pizza in any other Bhubaneswar canteen at a price of Rs 50? This canteen serves pizza at this price and that is what has made it really popular among the students. Both veg and non-veg pizza are available here. 

 

Central Canteen: KIIT University

The Central Canteen of KIIT University is famous for its Aloo Masala. This dish of the canteen is so tasty that if you eat it once, you will definitely come back to have it again. You can ask any KIITian and he will give you the details about this almost perfect dish. 

 

ITER Canteen: ITER

It is Biryani of ITER Canteen that is most popular among its students. The menu of the canteen has been revised 3 years ago and since then the popularity of the canteen has grown manifold. It provides Chicken Biryani at Rs 90.

Top 5 Ollywood Actors

It’s been 77 years when the 1st ever Odia movie released. But the enthusiasm of the people of Odisha towards the Odia film industry is still same. People are eagerly waiting for the new releases and mad about the actors and actress. The total budget of the 1st Odia film in 1936 was Rs. 30,000/- But now the top hero in Ollywood charging more than 25 Lakhs. Even though the amount is very less as compared to Bollywood, but always it’s not the money which tells the story. 

With the Change in taste of the viewers the script, music, and dialog everything in Odia film industry has changed a lot. The class of Odia cinema is now in another level with the high quality camera and awesome acting of the actors and actress. The acting level has also increased according the public demand. Siddhanta Mahapatra being the most popular hero in Ollywood industry in the 1990’s now being of the track for some time and busy in politics.

In Odisha most of the youth generation didn't quite attracted to the Odia films. But the directors and producers are working hard on increasing the level of Ollywood films to match the Bollywood film industry. The new emerging actors and actress are working hard for the best shot to win the heart of their viewers. So especially for the youth of Odisha we have presented a list of best 5 actors of Ollywood. 

Top Actors of Ollywood:

1. Anubhav Mohanty

Anubhav Mohanty started his career from modeling and albums. He had done more than 100 Odia video songs and won several awards for modeling. His debut movie was “I Love You” in the year 2004, which was a block buster movie. Anubhav is now one of the highest paid actors in Ollywood industry.  He is charging more than 25 Lakh for a film which is the highest in Ollywood industry. Recently he entered into the politics and joined the BJD.

2. Babushan Mohanty

Babushan Mohanty who is also known as Tanmay Mohanty started his carrier in 2009 with his 1st movie “Romeo-The Lover Boy”. He is a all-rounder in Ollywood industry as he is a trained classical singer and an actor. He started singing from 10 years. Now he is doing his graduation in KIIT University.

3. Arindam Roy 

Arindam Roy is a martial artist by profession. He’s got the 4th grade black belt in Taekwondo. He is one of the national referees in martial art. He got is training under his father and got is 1st black belt in 1992 at the age of 11 years. Arindam started his career as a actor in 2006 with his debut movie “Prema Rutu Asilare”. He is now one of the top actors in Ollywood with is awesome figure and superb acting.

4. Sabyasachi Mishra 

Sabyasachi Mishra is one of the best actors of Ollywood industry. As an actor he has always respect for his co-actors and very simple in nature. Sabyasachi had completed his schooling from Unit-1 Boys high school and Done BE from Silicon Institute of Technology. He had shown his skills in acting from the very fast movie “Pagala Premi” and still continuing strong.

5. Akash Das Nayak

Akash Das Nayak is new comer to the Ollywood industry but he has very strong acting skills. He loves to do action oriented movies. His career as an actor started from his debut film “Kalinga Putra”. He also got the Best Actor Award for his 1st film. He has also received Best Actor Award from Odisha State Government. 

Ollywood movies in 2013

It seems that 2013 is going to be a a significant year for the Ollywood film industry in terms of number of movies that are being made. Yes, Ollywood is going to break its own records in 2013. In the first 7 months of the year i.e from Janaury to July, already 24 movies have been released. 

The year 2013 started with a bang for Ollywood when 3 movies were released on January 1. The three movies were ‘Mo Dil To Diwana’, ‘Badhu Nuhen Mu Bandhu’ and ‘Tu Mo Suna Tu Mo Hira’.  After that again the Ollywood Directors and Producers dared to release three movies on 17^th May. In the history of Ollywood this has never happened. Only on the occasions of some popular festivals like RAJO or Dassehra we have seen more than two Odia films releasing on the same day. The most important thing here is that a few new banner movies had been released along with some of the old and reputed banners of the Odia film industry. Some of the old banners of the Odia Industry are Sarthak Films, Maa Tarini Production, Bishnupriya Art and Graphics, Chakadola Productions etc. The new banners that showed a lot of courage to compete with these old biggies need to be praised. There are a few new directors who have made a promising start to their careers and have made some remarkable movoes in 2013. Alka Nanda, Deepak Panda, Jitu Rout, Sailendra are a few among them. The experienced directors like Himanshu Parija, Sudhanshu Sahu, Asok Pati, Sudhakar Basant, Jyoti Mohanti have also made several movies this year. If this pace of making movies maintained then Ollywood can see as many as 40 movies being made this year.

The movies that are being made and are waiting to be released are Dharma, Mita Basichi Mu Bhuta Sathire, Mu Diwana, Bachelor, Daddy, Sweet Heart, My First Love Student, Kidnap, Sangam are a few of them. Ollywood is also going to get its first 3D horror film which produced by Angel Bee Media and directed by Doumya Ranjan Sahu. The other forth-coming films include Anubhav-Brasha starrer ‘Kehi Bhala Lagere’. Sarthak Music is also going to produce a new film with Babusan.