Orissawatch and Orissagrowth: Two accompanying blogs that give a running update of the information in here and much more.

LATEST FINDS:

• Orissa at the receiving end of MHRD: announced for IIT in Orissa shifted to another state. 
• E-services across India (few in Orissa)
• Orissa government budget pages
• Orissa legislative assembly
• IAS Officeers list, their job history, etc.
• E-Bhashakosha (Electronic version of Purnachandra Bhashakosha)
• OPEPA: Orissa Primary Education Program Authority (winner of national e-governance award for best government website in 2006-07)
• Map of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack and vicinity with village names (1.4MB)
• KBK Central University
  • Proposal (why and how) drafted by Chitta Baral (word, pdf, mhtml) 
  • Better management of KBK, a summarization by Purna Mishra (word)
    
• Spending by various states of India on education 
• Consumer protection council, Rourkela
  
• Water resources of Orissa: GOI Ministry of water resources, Mahanadi basin, Brahmani-Baitarani basin, Water resources of India,    Ground water situation in India
  
• Web GIS for Orissa (works best with IE) 
• Constitution of India; India code Textbase: all the central acts of the parliament since 1834. 
• Census of India 
• Don't bribe: Use RTI to get information. How?
• Orissa RTI web site (came to force   12th October 2005)
• Forms for RTI request, fees, and other step by step information (RTI made easy)
  
• Documents and news items on Orissa mining and related industries. 
• Wikimapia: BBSR-Cuttack-Puri-Paradeep, Cuttack-Sukinda-Daitari-Bhadrakh-Dhamara, Bhadrakh-Keonjhar-Similpal-Balasore, Balasore-Similipal-Barbil-Baripada-Digha, Similipal-Keonjhar-Rourkela-Barbil, Rourkela-Mandira_dam-Jharsuguda, Jharsuguda-Hirakud-Sambalpur-Baragarh-Rengali,  Rengali-Daitari-Similpal, Cuttack-Dhenkanala-Talcher-JajpurRd, Cuttack-BBSR-Satakosia-Nayagarh, Chilika-Puri-Konark-Nayagarh, Chilika-Gunupur-Berhampur, Berhampur-Rayagada-Gunupur-Parlakimidi-Palasa, Gunupur-Rayagada-Nabrangpur-Koraput-Jeypore, Koraput-Balimela, Bhawanipatna-Nabarangpur, Bhawanipatna-Phulbani-Kantbanji, Kantabanji-Sonpur-Rairhakhol.
  
• Vedanta University related documents and news
• POSCO India; POSCO's MOU with Orissa govt
• Tatas and Orissa, Open letter to the Tatas 
• Environment Protection Group, Orissa
  
• Team Orissa:  brochure, presentation, opportunity Orissa, investor guide, investor guide 2006,  operation manual, application form.
• OCAC: e-governance DPR, vision, strategy blue print, capacity building roadmap.
•  Orissa listing in India9.com
• an old map of Bhubaneswar and vicinity (1MB) 
• World Bank south asia pages: teachers skipping work
  

HIGHLIGHTS:

• The older Orissalinks site.
  

• 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).
  

• Orissa Governement: cabinet decisions.

• 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; Blocks of Orissa.
  

• Orissa Review: e-magazine published by the Orissa government

• IPICOL; IDCO; Ekamra haat; INFO Park

• Population of metropolitan areas

    (2006: Bhubaneswar - 15,77,016; Raurkela - 524,473;     Brahmapur - 334,006;        Sambalpur - 245,797; Puri -     174,218; Baripada - 122,462; Baleshwar - 116, 420;         Bhadrak - 100206; Balangir - 92,753; Barbil - 57,959;         Bargarh - 69,943; Bhawanipatna - 65,385; Brajarajnagar     - 79,976; Dhenkanala - 63,391; Jatni - 56,316; Jaypur -     81,878; Jharsuguda - 80,438; Kendujhar - 56,797;           Paradwip - 89,228; Rayagada - 62,313; Sunabeda -             61285)

Infrastructure by cities, towns, and city/town clusters of Orissa.

• 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]

Universities in Orissa.

• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. 
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Research institutes in Orissa.

• Institute of Physics , Bhubaneswar 
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Art Institutes in Orissa.

• Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Bhubaneswar 
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Medical/Dental Colleges in Orissa.

• Hi-Tech Medical College, Bhubaneswar. (faculty)
• MCI list
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Management Institutes (granting MBA or equivalent)

• 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]. 
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Engineering Colleges in Orissa.

• BPUT approved institutes (2006)
• Ajay Binay Institute of Technology (pvt), Cuttack 
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Schools offering architecture degrees in Orissa.

• Ajay Binay Institute of Technology -- Piloo Modi College of Architecture (pvt), Cuttack 
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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 
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Pharmacy schools in Orissa.

• School Of Pharmacy Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar-751004
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Nursing Schools in Orissa.

• School of Nursing, SCB Medical College, Cuttack 
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Schools with Biotechnology programs in Orissa.

• TACT School of Biotech Sciences , Bhubaneswar.
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Autonomous Colleges

• B.J.B. autonomous College, Bhubaneswar 
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Accredited Colleges in Orissa with their recent reports 

 

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

Arts and Crafts, Design, B.Ed, Engg Diploma, ITI, Films, TV, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Hotel management, Journalism, Ayurveda, Law, Library Science, Performance art, Physical education, Sanskrit, Social work, etc.

Components/branches of other institutions in Orissa.

• Indian Institute of Mass Communication , Dhenkanal 
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Planned institutions with imminent implementation in Orissa.

• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose AIIMS in Bhubaneswar
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Gross injustice to Orissa: Announced National Institute of Sciences

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

• An IIT in Orissa
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Major (private sector) Biotech and Infotech employers in Orissa

• Infosys Bhubaneswar Development Center 
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Software Technology Parks (STPs) and BioTech parks in Orissa.

• STP Bhubaneswar 
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Fun/Culture/Shopping/Tourism in Orissa

• Puri is the 2nd most popular destination among Indian tourists  
• National parks, cultural festivals, beaches, temples, museums, lakes, shopping, happenning place, night spots, sports entertainment, etc.

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 
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• 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
  • ...more
• Airports and air connectivity in Orissa
  
  •  Bhubaneswar: Indian (schedule: direct daily flights to/from Kolkata, Mumbai [from-via-Raipur], Delhi, and Chennai), Air Sahara (network: direct daily flights to/from Hyderabad, Kolkata and Delhi), Air Deccan (schedule: two daily direct flights between BBSR and Kolkata and 6 times a week flight between BBSR and Delhi starting 30th Oct 2006).
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• Ports, Shipyards and national waterways in Orissa.
  
  • Paradeep port: [becoming a Shipyard?]
  • ...more

Recent Investments and Investment plans in Orissa.

• Summary: [1], [2], [3:Interview with CM] 
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On-line News, analysis, political commentary, etc. on Orissa.

• Dharitri
• Sambada
• Pragativadi
• The Samaja (epaper)
• ...more

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
• Rural Math Talent Search 
• 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
• Knowledge 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