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JSW eyes making a port in Balasore district on the Orissa-W. Bengal border

Balasore, Balasore- Chandipur, Choumukha-Kirtania, Balasore (Creative ports, Chennai interested), Talsari (Bichitrapur) - JSW interested Comments Off on JSW eyes making a port in Balasore district on the Orissa-W. Bengal border

Following is from a report in Telegraph.

Sajjan Jindal’s JSW Group is close to getting an approval from the Orissa government to build a port for its 10-million-tonne steel plant in Bengal.

The group has pitched for 4 out of the 12 bids offered by the Orissa government to investors for developing a port in the state.

Information trickling in from the government indicate that JSW may get the approval to build a port in Baleshwar district on the Bengal-Orissa border, south of Digha.

The port will cater to the upcoming steel plants in Bengal and Jharkhand.

Biswadip Gupta, joint managing director of JSW Bengal Steel Ltd, said the port would be closer to the project site than Haldia. “It will be about 110 km from our plant at Salboni in West Midnapur compared with a distance of 130 km from Haldia,” he said.

Note that there has been interest from others on a port in Kirtania. In particular, Creative ports signed an MOU about a port in Kirtania with Orissa government in 2006. Is JSW talking about a port in Kirtania or between Kirtania and Digha?

Urbanizing Orissa and developing civil societies across Orissa – work in progress

Anugul- Talcher - Saranga- Nalconagar, Balangir, Balasore- Chandipur, Baripada- Bangiriposi- Similipal foothills, Berhampur- Gopalpur- Chhatrapur, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Dhamara- Chandbali- Bhitarakanika, Jajpur Rd- Vyasanagar- Duburi- Kalinganagar, Jharsugurha- Brajarajnagar- Belpahar, Kalahandi, Kandhamala, Koraput- Jeypore- Sunabedha- Damanjodi, Paradip - Jatadhari - Kujanga, Rayagada- Therubali, Rourkela- Kansbahal, Sambaplur- Burla- Bargarh- Chipilima 2 Comments »

I believe that for Orissa to develop several urban centers and clusters need to be developed. So far many are developing. The ones marked with red are either developed or are in the path of development. The one in purple (Keonjhar) has a good chance of development. The three green ones in the big green zone, denoting Bhwanipatna, Balangir and Phulbani are in need of development. The following table lists what these various urban areas and clusters have or are going to have and what they don’t have and the govt. should make efforts to fulfill those lacunae.

Urban- clusters Univs Medical Colleges Rail con. Empl. venues Needs Notes

Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Khurda

(1.6 million)

Many Many Good Many

International

airport

 
Rourkela NIT, BPUT No Good Many

Airport, 

Talcher- Bimlagarh , Comp. University

 

 
Berhampur- Gopalpur- Chhatrapur BU MKCG Good Many Upgrade MKCG to AIIMS  
Sambalpur – Burla – Hirakud SU VSS Good Many Make UCE a unitary university  
Puri- Vedanta University SJU, Vedanta University planned Vedanta University Medical College is planned Good Many    
Paradeep- Kujanga None None Good

Port, POSCO,

PCPIR

University, Medical College  
Dhamara- Chandabali None None In constr Port (in constr), Shipyard University, Medical College  
Vyasanagar- Kalinganagar None None Good Many University, Medical College  
Jharsuguda- Belpahar – Brajarajnagar None None Good Many University, Medical College, Airport  
Angul- Talcher – Nalconagar None MCL plans a medical college Good Many University  
Balasore- Chandipur FMU None Good some Medical College, Develop industry  
Koraput- Sunabeda- Jeypore – Damanjodi Central University None Good Many Medical College  
Rayagada- Therubali None None Good Many University, Medical College  
Baripada- Similipal NOU None So-so some

Medical College,

Chakulia- Buramara rail connectivity

 
Keonjhar None None Good expected University, Medical College, Upgrade OSME Hope Arcelor Mittal’s plan works out
Bhawanipatna – Kesinga – Junagarh – Vedanta Nagar – Lanjigarh Rd None None In the works expected University, Medical College Hope Vedanta establishes a good township here
Balangir None None so-so very little University, Medical College, Needs more industries Govt. need to FOCUS.
Phulbani None None NONE very little University, Medical College, Lanjigarh Rd – Phulbani – Angul line needed asap, more industries Govt. need to FOCUS.
Bhadrakh None None Good some In between Kalinganagar & Balasore Train to branch off to Dhamara here
Joda – Badbil None None Ok mines University, Medical College, Trains to BBSR needed
Parlakhemundi None None

In Constr

very little University, Medical College, JITM

As noted above, all these places should have a university, a medical college, good rail connectivity and several job centers.

Single window clearance of various projects

Balasore, Balasore- Chandipur, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Bhubaneswar-Pipli- Astaranga, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Hydro, Solar and other renewable, Khordha, Land acquisition, Mukesh Ambani group, Odisha govt. action, Paper and newsprint, Puri, Single Window Clearance (SLSWCA), Steel, Tathya.in, Thermal Comments Off on Single window clearance of various projects

Following is excerpted from a report in tathya.in. The various projects that were cleared are:

  • A 12 MTPA Greenfield steel mill at Astaranga in Puri district by Navayug Steels Limited with an investment of Rs.34,000 crore. Linkage for iron ore has not been covered in the proposed mega project. The Navayug Group is setting up a port in Astaranga with an investment of Rs.6000 crore and a 2640 mw mega thermal power plant with an investment of Rs.11200 crore in Astaranga.
  • Bhusan Steels Limited (BSL), which is setting up a 3.10 MTPA steel mill in Meramundali in Dhenkanal was allowed to expand it’s capacity to produce 9 mtpa with an additional investment of Rs.20,804 crore.
  • Reliable Sponge’s proposal to set up a 0.25 MTPA steel plant along with a 24 mw captive power plant having a total investment of Rs.227.13 crore was cleared by the Authority.
  • Emami Paper Mills Limited (EPML) proposal for a 1.32 lakh ton per annum Newsprint unit along with a co-generation power plant for an investment of Rs.500 crore was cleared.  EPML has established a paper mill at Balasore in 1982 and the new plant will come up in the same area. 
  • Purvi Bharat Paper & Power (PBPP) has proposed for a 33,000 TPA writing & printing paper mill at Choudwar in Cuttack district with an investment of Rs.90.50 crore.
  • The proposal to set up 5 mw solar park near Bhubaneswar with an investment of Rs.125 crore by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) received clearance of the Authority.
  • In total, the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) on 17 March cleared the proposed investment of Rs.55,650 crore in 6 projects.

 

Balasore alloys pledges 45 crores for Balasore-Balgopalpur rail: Samaja

Balasore, Balasore- Chandipur, PPP, Samaja (in Odia), SER Comments Off on Balasore alloys pledges 45 crores for Balasore-Balgopalpur rail: Samaja

Little progress on Lalu’s promises on the Rupsa-Baripada-Bangiriposi line: Samaja

Baripada - Bangiriposi (under constr.), Baripada- Bangiriposi- Similipal foothills, Mayurbhanj, Railway network in Odisha, Samaja (in Odia) Comments Off on Little progress on Lalu’s promises on the Rupsa-Baripada-Bangiriposi line: Samaja

World Tourism Organization interested in developing Chandipur-Balaramgadi beach

Balasore, Balasore- Chandipur, Beaches, Ecotourism Comments Off on World Tourism Organization interested in developing Chandipur-Balaramgadi beach

Following is an excerpt from a news item in odisha.in on this.

World Tourism Organisation (WTO), a United Nations body has expressed its interest to develop the coastline from Chandipur to Balaramgadi as a tourist resort of international standard.

Recently, a seven member expert team of WTO headed by James Craig Jessamine has visited the 3 km beach to examine its potential for growth and marketing.

Maintaining it as one of the world’s best tourist sites, the expert team has stressed on immediate steps to arrest coastal erosion, besides development of the beach site.

The WTO members included tourism infrastructure specialist Samuel E Sapuay, Thomas Fletcher, Richardian Batchelor, KVS Menon, Bez Beoura and BN Mishra also discussed the matter with government officers, NGOs and hoteliers after visiting the site.

"Considering Chandipur as base point for coastal development, the team put forth a plan to erect one tourist resort of international standard over 200 acres of land between the Panthaniwas and Balaramgadi," said ADM Sribatsa Jena, who accompanied the team.

… Of the 480-km coastline in Orissa, the golden beach of Chandipur in Balasore district has a unique characteristic of its own. …
It is the only beach where the seawater recedes more than five km everyday and return rhythmically after a regular interval – a phenomenon seldom found anywhere else. It’s like magic when one can see the sea literally vanishing before his own eyes and coming back as if playing hide and seek with the beholder.

"This uniqueness has attracted WTO to develop it as a tourist resort of world class," said Balasore Collector Alekh Chandra Padhiary.

The Collector said that with an assistance of Rs 2.06 crore from government of India the tourism department has started preliminary work for the development of Chandipur beach. …

Special package for weavers – govt. ad from Samaja

Baripada- Bangiriposi- Similipal foothills, Berhampur- Gopalpur- Chhatrapur, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Museums, Odisha govt. action, Rourkela- Kansbahal, Sambaplur- Burla- Bargarh- Chipilima Comments Off on Special package for weavers – govt. ad from Samaja

The package described below are:

  • Photo IDS for weavers within the next two years.
  • Annual training to improve productivity and skill for 2000 weavers.
  •  Apparel design and training centers in Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur, Rourkea and Baripada.
  • Development of a fund for the welfare of weavers.
  • A raw material bank for handloom materials.
  • Integrated project in handloom in Nuapatana.
  • Building of 1000 worksheds.
  • A handloom museum in Bhubaneswar.

20070902a_012101001weavers.jpg

Latest HRD roundup from Orissawatch.org

Balasore, Balasore- Chandipur, Berhampur- Gopalpur- Chhatrapur, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Cuttack, Engineering and MCA Colleges, Ganjam, HRD-n-EDUCATION (details at orissalinks.com), K-12, KBK Plus district cluster, Khordha, Koraput- Jeypore- Sunabedha- Damanjodi, Management institutions, Marquee Institutions: existing and upcoming, Medical, nursing and pharmacy colleges, Odisha and Center, Research institutions, Rourkela- Kansbahal, Sambaplur- Burla- Bargarh- Chipilima, Sundergarh, Universities: existing and upcoming Comments Off on Latest HRD roundup from Orissawatch.org

Kolkata to Bhubaneswar in 5 hours

Balasore- Chandipur, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Jajpur Rd- Vyasanagar- Duburi- Kalinganagar, Roads, highways and Bus stands 1 Comment »

The Hindu has a nice short travelogue on driving on the GQ from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar in 5 hours.

(Thanks to Jibanendra babu for noticing the article and mentioning it in the Orissa Today group.)

HRD Roundup from Orissawatch.org

Balasore, Balasore- Chandipur, Baripada-Balasore-Kirtania, Bhadrakh-Balasore, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Bhubaneswar-Berhampur, HRD-n-EDUCATION (details at orissalinks.com), K-12, KBK Plus district cluster, Khordha, Management institutions, Mayurbhanj, Medical, nursing and pharmacy colleges, Odisha and Center, Universities: existing and upcoming Comments Off on HRD Roundup from Orissawatch.org

Infrastructure of Balasore-Chandipur : a dated compilation

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Balasore city and district web pages

Universities in Balasore-Chandipur.

  • Fakirmohan University, Balasore

Research institutes in Balasore-Chandipur.

Medical/Dental Colleges in Balasore-Chandipur.

Management Institutes (granting MBA or equivalent) in Balasore-Chandipur

  • Academy of Business Administration, 2S, 1/1, Industrial Estate, ITI Square, Angargada, Balasore – 756 001 Dist: Balasore

Engineering Colleges in Balasore-Chandipur

  • Balasore College Of Engg. & Tech. Balasore Sadar Seragarh-756060, Balasore

MCA granting institutions in Balasore-Chandipur

  • Academy of Business Administration, S-1/25 Industrial Estate, Balasore – 756 001 Dist: Balasore

Pharmacy schools in Balasore-Chandipur

Autonomous Colleges with Masters programs in Balasore-Chandipur

  • F.M.College, Balasore, Orissa

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

  • Bagiswari Sanskrit college, Salikotha, Balasore
  • Balasore Art and Crafts College, Balasore
  • Balasore Law College, BALASORE
  • Baliapal College od Physical Education, BALIAPAL. Balasore
  • Madhusudan Sanskrit college, Kedarpur, Soro, Balasore
  • Pathadurga Sanskrit college, Singha, Balasore
  • Sri Rama Chandra Sanskrit College, Balasore

Fun/Culture/Tourism in and around Balasore-Chandipur

Industries and Industrial infrastructure in and Around Balasore-Chandipur

  • ITR Chandipur: [1],
  • Balasore Alloys Ltd.: [1].

Getting to/from Balasore-Chandipur