City Bus Route Info Signs to be Displayed on Several Routes :

The population of the Twin City is increasing rapidly due to the increasing job opportunities and affordable place to live in. With the increasing population the transportation facility must be good enough to control the commuters.

Government City Bus is playing a major role in transportation within the city. But most of the people are facing problems while choosing the right bus to their desired destination. So to help the commuters to choose the right bus, now City Bus Route Information will be displayed on the bus stops in the shape of signs.

The commuters will now have a basic idea on which bus to board to reach their desired destination and also about the other bus routes.

The sign boards were lying empty for more than one year after the Bus Bays were made. The City Bus service started on October 10, 2010 and the bus stops were completed recently.

Few days ago an initiation was made by The Telegraph about the empty sign boards held on some routes. But the Authorities before doing anything wrote the information about the bus routes on the empty sign boards. Now three routes 405, 207, 603 are having sign boards, while two more routes 801 and 504 will be added shortly.

“More sign will be developed along other bus routes. The public works department and traffic police will also be consulted on this. At present, the sign work is involving 168 bus stops along the three routes”, said Municipal commissioner Sanjib Kumar Mishra.

Zebra crossings and dividers would also be painted near the bus stops apart from the bus route signs, added  Municipal Commissioner Sanjib Kumar Mishra.

Nishikanta Mishra, chairman of the city bus operator Dream Team Shahara, said: “After covering the 168 sign posts, we will cover 200 more for two more routes. After that, 400 more sign will be added to the remaining 12 routes.”

The Dream Team Shahara is also planning to add more 60 buses to its existing 17 routes and extend the closing time from 8.30pm to 9.30pm after the addition of the new buses to the routes.

Bhubaneswar to become IT hub

Bhubaneswar to become IT hub

An information technology investment region (ITIR) is going to be established in Bhubaneswar. The proposed ITIR region in Bhubaneswar will be developed on an area of 40 square kilometers for which around 10000 acres of land is required. According to the sources, the ITIR region will come up between Bhubaneswar and Khurda at a cost of Rs 17,883 crore. The cabinet memorandum for the same is being made and it will get the approval of the cabinet soon.

The ITIR region of Bhubaneswar will create as many as 2,30,000 jobs in the state while it can accommodate a population of 5,40,000. Around three fourth of the project will be made in public private partnership (PPP) mode. Sources say that the in-principle approval has already been given by the centre. At a time when foreign direct investments (FDI) are gaining pace, the ITIR region will definitely attract a huge amount of investment to the state. The ITIR project is expected to include an airport, a global IT training centre and a science city among other things.

The Infocity II project that is already in progress, is also going to be a part of the information technology investment region of Bhubaneswar. Infocity II is being developed over 600 acres of land. According to the sources, the ITIR project will be completed in two phases. While 20 percent of the project is planned to be completed in the first phase, the second phase will have majority of work which includes 80 percent of the project. The next big thing about the project is land acquisition. As per the ITIR project plan, arounf 40 percent od the land will be allotted to the information technology (IT), IT enabled services (ITES) and electronics and hardware manufacturing units. The other 60 percent of the approved land will have development and research centers. Institutes of national and international importance will also be allotted land in this region. Some schools, hospitals and shopping malls are also planned to be constructed here.

Similar kind of ITIR projects are also approved in other states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. 

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. 

Odisha Among Top States in MSME Job Creation

When we talk about job opportunities in the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) sector, Odisha has fared well in creating job opportunities in that sector. According to the Union ministry of MSME's annual report for 2012-13 Odisha has been ranked among the 10 leading states in country in terms of employment generated by the MSME sector.

The number of employed people in the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) reached to 3.32 million and 0.173 million are employed in the registered sector. About 3.15 million people engaged in the unregistered sector.

The other leading states in terms of employment in MSMEs are Uttar Pradesh (9.23 million employees), West Bengal (8.578 million ), Tamil Nadu (8.09 million), Andhra Pradesh (7.069 million), Maharashtra (7.04 million), Kerala (4.96 million), Gujarat (4.77 million), Karnataka (4.672 million) and Madhya Pradesh (3.36 million).However, the state did not feature among the top 10 leading states in terms of number of enterprises.

The total number of MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) units in Odisha is about 1.57 million out of which 1.53 units are registered and the rest being the unregistered sector.

It may be noted that enterprises registered with district industries centres in the states/ Union territories, Khadi and Village industries commission (KVIC)/ Khadi and Village Industries Board, Coir Board (as on March 31, 2007) and factories under the coverage of Section 2m (i) and 2m (ii) of the Factories Act 1948 used for Annual Survey of Industry having investment in plant and machinery up to Rs 10 crore were considered to belong to the registered sector.

The top states in terms of number of MSME enterprises are Uttar Pradesh (4.403 million units), West Bengal (3.664 million), Tamil Nadu (3.313 million), Maharashtra (3.063 million), Andhra Pradesh (2.596 million), Kerala (2.2 million), Gujarat (2.178 million), Karnataka (2.02 million), Madhya Pradesh (1.933 million) and Rajasthan (1.66 million).

Similarly, the enterprises engaged in the activities of manufacturing or in providing/rendering of services, not registered permanently or not filed entrepreneurs memorandum (EM) with state directorates of industries/district industries centers on or before March 31,2007 are classified as unregistered enterprises.

The state government is taking keen interest to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to facilitate credit linkage for MSMEs (micro, small & medium enterprises) in the state.There are 26 DICs and five RICs in the state.

Government of Odisha to develop 2,158 km highways under Road Development Plan

Highways in a state show the development of that area. Wide highways will increase the transportation rate which will ultimately lead to achieve the business goals. That’s why the state government has came out with plans to improve the conditions of 2,158 km state highways with an total investment of Rs 3,000 Crore in upcoming 4 years. The tender notice has been called for the 1st phase of work involving 381 km or state highways with an expenditure of Rs 633 Crore.

A new scheme has been introduced by the Government of Odisha called as State Highways Development Programme (SHDP), which will be working on doubling the State Highways within five years with an estimated cost of Rs 3,000 Crore.

A Project management Cell is going to be set up to manage and monitor the projects under SHDP scheme. The work department has been advised to engage Professional Contract Management Agency to assist the PMC to accomplish the target in due time.

The first phase of the programme include widening and strengthening of the road of 11.772 km long between Hindol and Mahidharpur on SH-64 in Dhenkanal District. The first phase also includes 11.93 km long Umerkote-Raighar-Kundei-Likma on SH-40 in Nabarangpur district, , 8.20 km Seragarh-Nilagiri-Jharanaghati on SH-19 in Balasore district and 7km Arigaon-Bishalpali road in Bolangir district.

The first phase also include Shergada- Badagada-Sorada stretch on SH-36 of 38.95 km in Ganjam district, Manamunda-Kantamala-Ghantapada-Sindhiguda (SH-41) of 24.19 km in Boudh, Banigochha-Madharpur-Khajuripada-Phulbani-Saranagada-Nuagaon-Baliguda (SH-1) of 52.52km in Kandhamal, Baliguda-Muniguda (SH-5) of 24 km in Kandhamal, Parvatipur-Laxmipur (SH-51) of 47.35 km in Koraput district, Karanjia-Thakurmunda-Satkosia-Anandapur (SH-53) of 57.22 km in Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar district.

As per the decision, the Berhampur-Mandara stretch (31 km) and Shergada-Badagada-Sorada (38.95 km) in Ganjam district, Padadahandi-Umerkote-Yerla (18.60 km) and Umerkote-Raighar-Kundei-Likma (11.93 km) in Nabarangpur district and Bhawanipatana-Gunupur-Kashipur (18.90 km) in Kalahandi district will also be developed into two lanes.

In a high level meeting which has been held recently chaired by Chief Secretary, J K Mohapatra, the main emphasis was given on widening roads in the Naxal-affected districts. In the meeting, Chief Secretary J K Mohapatra asked the officials to prepare monthly work plans against each road project and accomplish the target.

The State Works Department has decided that project costing more than Rs 20 Crore will be implemented under Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) mode. The Chief Secretary has advised the works department to finalize contract awards of 800 km roads and finish tendering of balance roads by December 2013.

Electronic Manufacturing Cluster to be set-up at Info-Valley

The IT sector in India, especially in Odisha is growing day by day. The IT sector plays a vital role in foreign exchange as many of the foreign client deal with the Indian IT sector.

Recently the Government of Odisha has decided to set up an Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) at the Info Valley in Bhubaneswar. The Department of Information Technology has offered for preparing the detailed project report (DPR) for this project. 

The Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) will be preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR). The the Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) will take at least four months to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) on Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) and it will take six weeks for submission of the report and approval from the Centre.

The information and communication policy is the most important part of the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) project which will be finalised after the draft being verified by different departments.

The main goal of the draft policy is to achieve a gross IT turnover of $ 4 Billion including exports of the software and services, ESDM, domestic consumption and training. Such a huge turnover form foreign market and domestic market is not easy at all but the need of the services will make a way for it.

Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) is very hope to attract the ten leading IT companies and five leading Electronic System design and Manufacturing (ESDM) companies.

The project will create a lot of job opportunities for the IT professionals. The target of the policy is creating direct employment of 60,000 IT professionals and ESDM units by 2020.

Apart from this, the Department of Information Technology has also engaged the Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association, the premier trade body representing the ESDM industry, to prepare a road map for the ESDM sector in Odisha. 

Government of Odisha to Start Tourism Projects along Daya & Kuakhai Rivers in Bhubaneswar

Odisha is famous for its scenic beauty, long sea beaches and historical places. But to attract the foreign tourists there must be good tourism projects like hotels, parks etc. near famous places. The tourism projects in Odisha have started few years ago with the bus services for the foreign tourists, but that was not good enough to attract more number of tourists to land of scenic beauty, Odisha.

Recently Government of Odisha had undertaken many of the tourism and development projects and tourism projects near Daya and Kuakhai rivers is one of them. This project will work on establishing hotels, parks and boating facilities along the Daya and Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar.

A state level steering committee meeting was organized to have a blueprint for the project. The meeting was attended by Housing and Urban Planning Minister Debiprasad Mishra, Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management Surya Narayan Patra, Chief Secretary Jugal Kishore Mohapatra, Development Commissioner I Shrinivas, State Housing Board chairman Saroj Kumar Samal , Vice Chairman of BDA Bishal Deb and other dignitaries. The meeting was organized presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The committee meeting was about the tourism development projects. The committee is planning to construct a project same as Sabarmati in Ahmedabad. This tourism project will be a new step towards the development of the Odisha Tourism. With these must needed facilities the tourist places will have more number of tourists and the showcase of the traditions and cultures of Odisha will go to a next level.

Furthermore the Government of Odisha is planning of the Greater Bhubaneswar with a future expansion of 146 villages added to its territory. The Greater Bhubaneswar is expected to build in an area of 11059 square kilometers. The decision of building the Greater Bhubaneswar was taken in reference with the Comprehensive Development Plan developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

The sketching of roadmaps and blue prints of the projects is under processing. The 60 kilometer Ring Road project within the perimeter of the city is also under processing. And also so much awaited rapid transit system is going to start soon. BDA (Bhubaneswar Development Authority) is also planning to build 10,000 cost effective homes in the city. The committee is also planning to build Satellite Township on 1200 acres of land.

If all these projects came true then Bhubaneswar will became one of the developed cities in India. Let’s wait to see the Future Bhubaneswar. 

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. 

World Trade Centre to be set up in Bhubaneswar

The World Trade Centre Association (WTCA) which was founded in 1970 after the establishment of the 1st World Trade Centre at New York to encourage the expansion of World Trade. The World Trade Centre Association is a non-forfeit, non political organization for the effective operation of the World Trade Centers across the World.  World Trade Centre Association has 323 members from 95 countries. 

The aim World Trade Centre Association is to maintain international business relationship and understanding among nations.  It also tries to create and encourage mutual assistance and cooperation among members. It also helps nations to increase their industrialization and participation in the World Trade.

The World Trade Centre Association has proposed to set up a World Trade Centre in Bhubaneswar to increase the participation in World Trade and also for the promotion of international trade and investment in Odisha. 

World Trade Centre has 323 members from 95 countries and the number of business associates is around 1 million which account for more than one third of the World Trade Centre.

The proposal of establishing World Trade Centre in Odisha was presented at a high level meeting at World Trade Centre Association where World Trade Centre adviser Jayant Ghate and some of his colleagues were present. The proposal has been accepted and the details will be discussed further, said Ghate.

The aim World Trade Centre is the effective combination of infrastructure and service to promote international trade in Odisha which has a legacy of maritime international trade, Ghate added. 

The World Trade Centre has been providing services in many field across the world like in the field of trade information, trade research, trade education, exhibition facilities, meeting and conversations, temporary residential facilities, shopping arcades, and the most important one import and export activities, said Mr. T Ramachandru, Industries Secretary.

The World Trade Centre Association also proposed to submit a detailed report on the set up of World Trade Centre in Bhubaneswar. The World Trade Centre is most probably to be established on the periphery of the capital of Odisha, Bhubaneswar. If the project of the World Trade Centre became successful then the export import business will increase in Odisha which will lead to earn a good amount of money for the business men.

5 Premier Colleges in Odisha

Education is the most powerful weapon in the world. If you have a good education background then you will surely achieve your goals in life. And if it was from a good educational institute then your success is not so far. The growing number of colleges in India had become a headache for the parents to choose which one is better. But as we all know the best Educational institutes of India are owned by the Government of India and by the state Governments. The private colleges are just doing business. Education is the least important thing for them. That’s why the government colleges had a good reputation and quality education.

Now let’s talk about some of the educational institutes in Odisha. Beside the government colleges, more than 200 private colleges are there in Odisha, including all types of studies. In Odisha more than 100 private engineering colleges are present and from those only a few colleges give stress on education, others are just busy in counting money. 

Bhubaneswar being the capital of Odisha, most of the good government colleges was established here. As the number of student are increasing the seats in government colleges also increasing. But you have to work hard if you want to join a good college for your higher studies. From the number of good colleges in Odisha, here are the 5 Premier Colleges.

Premier Colleges in Odisha:

1.Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) is one of the best business schools in India. It was founded in 1987 by a social contract between Government of Odisha and Odisha Jesuit Society. XIMB is located in Bhubaneswar, the Capital of Odisha. The campus of XIMB is around 20 acres. It has all the facilities for the students like library, canteen, hostel, play ground, gym and sports club. XIMB is being managed by a board of Governors consisting of representatives from Government of India and Odisha, the Jesuit Society and many other industrialist and educationalist.  XIMB had won a lot of awards and ranked with in 10 in many of the academic rankings.

2. IIT Bhubaneswar

On the 60th anniversary of India’s Independence Day, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India announced about the expansion of IIT’s in the country. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is one of them. Although the campus of IIT Bhubaneswar was not ready so it started functioning from IIT Kharagpur on 23 July 2008 and then shifted to Bhubaneswar on 22 July 2009.The Director of IIT Bhubaneswar is Mr. Madhusudhan Chakraborty since 2009 and the acting director is Mr. Damodar Acharya. The campus of IIT Bhubaneswar is spread over 935 acres. As a new college most of the things are under construction so we have to wait for some time to see the real IIT Bhubaneswar. For time being its offering three courses in B.tech i.e. Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. M.tech is also there in IIT Bhubaneswar. The capacity of IIT Bhubaneswar is around 10,000 students which will be fulfilled in 3 to 4 years.

3. NIT Rourkela

NIT Rourkela is one of the oldest colleges of Odisha. Formerly it was Regional Engineering College which later became NIT Rourkela. It was established in 1961 as REC Rourkela. In the year 2007 under the National Institute of Technology Act, it got the NIT tag and became one of the 30 NIT’s in India. The current Director of NIT Rourkela is Prof. Sunil Kumar Sarangi. The campus of NIT Rourkela has spread over 1142 acres in the Steel City Rourkela. Nearly all branches of engineering and post graduates courses are ther in NIT Rourkela.  It has also several awards like Outstanding Engineering Institute (East) and Best Government College. NIT Rourkela has Student Activity Centre, Health Care, Institute Library and many Sports Facilities. With its high class teaching and faculties it one of the Premiere institute in Odisha.

4. NISER

The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) was founded on 28 August 2006 by the Prime Minister of India. NISER being one of best educational institutes India has all the best facilities. The Chairman of NISER is Anil Kakodkar and Director is Tavarekere K. Chandrashekar. The 208 acres of campus has all the facilities like library, sports club,health care and play ground etc. NISER has Integrated MSc program and PhD program along with School of Biological Sciences, School of Chemical Sciences, School of Mathematical Sciences and School of Physical Sciences. \

5. IIIT Bhubaneswar 

International Institute of Information Technology Bhubaneswar (IIIT-BH) is an institute for information technology located in the temple city Bhubaneswar. IIIT-BH was established in 2006 by the Government of Odisha affiliated to Biju Pattnaik University of Technology. The institute was established as a Public Private Partnership initiative. The institute started operating in September 2007. The infrastructure of IIIT-BH is good as compared to other engineering colleges in Bhubaneswar. The college has library, hostels, classrooms, auditoriums and play ground. The institute offers Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology etc. 

Two foot overbridges to be built in Bhubaneswar

Two foot overbridges to be built in Bhubaneswar

The state capital Bhubaneswar is soon going to have two foot overbridges. The two locations selected for the purpose are Master Canteen and Jayadev Bihar. Apart from the staircases, the bridges will also have elevators or lifts on both the sides so that the older persons and children can commute conveniently. 

The construction work of the foot overbridges started on August 1, 2013. Though the foundation stone of the Jayadev Vihar foot overbridge was laid long back in the year 2011, construction work started this Friday owing to land disputes.  The bridges will have skywalk of around 35 meters across the road. The elevators that will be attached on both the sides of the bridge will have the carrying facility of 13 people at a time. The structural design for the bridges has already been done. Sources say that it was sent to National Institute of Technology, Rourkela for approval. The institute has approved the design and hence the work is expected to start soon. The estimated expenditure of each foot overbridge is Rs 2 crore. After the completion of the construction work, the maintenance work of the bridges will be given to a private agency. The agency will also be given the authority to monitor advertising on the foot overbridge. In return the agency will pay the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Rs 5 laks per annum. 

Sources say that the foot overbridge was to be built near the fly over of Jayadev Vihar. But it was shifted around 200meters towards Pal Heights as adequate land for the flyover was not available. But people are not happy over the change of location as the new location is not going to serve any purpose. The pedestrians will have to walk this extra distance only to walk over. Jayadev Vihar and Master Canteen are two busiest places in the city. According to sources, BMC is planning to build the third foot over bridge in the city once the construction work of these two bridges completes. The third foot overbridge is is expected to be built at Saheed Nagar near RD Women’s College.

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.