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The award winning e-despatch system of Odisha developed by OCAC

E-governance, OCAC, Odisha govt. action, Websites of Interest chitta 4 Comments »

The web page of the e-despatch system is at http://www.edespatch.com/. Following is an excerpt from an article by Debabrata Mohanty in Indian Express about this system.

The system, started by Orissa’s panchayati raj department in 2007 and which has now been adopted by 17 of the 35 State departments, won the Nasscom award for social innovation in February this year.

Through the e-despatch scheme, Das and his team linked all the 30 districts collectors, 30 project directors of DRDAs and 314 blocks development officers in the State.

How it works

Every letter sent by the department from its head office in Bhubaneswar to all the block offices and the gram panchayats is scanned, saved in PDF format and sent through the server to a dedicated mailbox called e-space that’s assigned to every official in the department.

The system generates an auto letter number and assigns the address and mode of despatch for each letter. A computer operator in the department sends every letter to the respective e-space. The moment a letter lands in the mailboxes of the respective BDO or Collector, they get an SMS. The same letters are also sent by fax and post to the collectors and BDOs.

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After the success of the e-despatch scheme, 17 state departments, including the housing and urban development department and health and family welfare department, are using the system to send letters.

e-desptach is a product developed by OCAC. I am getting more and more impressed with OCAC and its partnership with Odisha government in developing e-governance products and systems that are customized for the environment in Orissa. One of its other impressive system is the:

e-Sishu (Child Tracking System)

Alleged stealing from Odisha!! No wonder the whole industry has such a bad name.

Alleged rogues, MINES and MINERALS chitta 8 Comments »

Following is an excerpt from a report in Financial Express:

Prominent steel, sponge iron and mining companies are found to be allegedly involved in illegal removal and transporation of minerals in Orissa. Shockingly, these companies were using the railway rakes for shifting of the booty from Orissa to neighbouring states and to ports at Paradip, Visakhapatnam and Haldia for exports.

Orissa police have booked 48 companies and individuals for illegal procurement and transporation of minerals worth about Rs 54.50 crore by using railway rakes.

The companies and individuals allegedly involved in the illegal activities include Essel Minings, Rungta Mines, Visa Steel, Adhunik Metaliks, Jai Balaji Industries Ltd, MSP Metaliks, Kesav Minerals, Triveni Earth Movers, Ankit Metaliks, SPS Steel & Power, Sameleswar Ferro Metaliks, MAP Mines & Minerals, Jharkhand Ispat, Rashmi Metalicks, Abhijit Choudhry, KJS Alhuwalia, Indrani Patnaik and Sarat Kumar Kodia. …

This is outrageous. If the allegations are correct, these companies should be handed down the severest punishment allowable by law. I am also shocked that Essel Minings, an Aditya Birla company is in the above list.

Radio Namaskar FM 90.4 – the only community radio station of Odisha

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Following is from its "About Us" page.

Radio Namaskar, the only Community Radio of Orissa (India) established at KONARK ( Internationally renowned tourist place for Sun Temple) to make the common people informative & active participant of the community development process.

It will ensure overcoming social problem through a community owned process through deployment of oriented personnel and sensitizing the beneficiary mass & will enable the general public to have access to each others views and ideas directly through a network of communication and can be able to have direct and immediate access to ensure redressal of grievance as well as finalization of local based issues of state and national importance. This will be possible in coordination with mass media of the state and even in coordination with the elites of the State that includes people from different streams of society who do have command and interest in different matters of common interest. This will ultimately augment the communication and knowledge transformation process in a well regulated but well related manner.

Radio Namaskar is established by Young India, a civil society organisation formed by some National Youth Awardees, Indira Gandhi NSS Awardees & Ex- NSS volunteers those are committed to the cause of social transformation & development.

Manmohan Singh has been generous to Patnaikâ€™s demands of late?

CENTER & ODISHA, Demanding equitable treatment, Elections 2009, Key Center-State issues, Odisha govt. action, Odisha MPs chitta 2 Comments »

Following are excerpts from an article in Telegraph.

Congress managers have launched an operation to manage the numbers in the Lok Sabha after the political flux caused by the women’s reservation bill.

The government is working on two tiers to build a cushion in case the BJP tries to push the UPA to the wall with the support of the Samajwadi Party, the BSP, the RJD and the Left. …

… The Congress is also in touch with the Biju Janata Dal for a “limited understanding” in parliamentary proceedings even as the two parties oppose each other in Orissa. There is a unity of purpose — fighting Maoists and clearing development projects — and Manmohan Singh has been generous to Patnaik’s demands of late.

As the current term of the government progresses the UPA will be needing BJD’s help. The Orissa CM and BJD MPs must be ready to forcefully ask the fulfillment of some of Odisha’s important or longstanding demands. But no demand for a "special category state" please.

Khurda – Balangir Railway Construction status report

Khurda Rd - Balangir (under constr.) chitta 4 Comments »

Update on May 7 2010: From Dharitri

Update on May 7 2010: From http://www.tathya.in/news/story.asp?sno=4058.

… Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, Minister Planning & Coordination reviewed the progress of the Khurda-Balangir Link Project here on 7 May.

This fact came to the fore during the discussion and insiders feel that unless political pressure will be mounted on the Ministry of Railways (MOR), expecting a fair deal on this project is a far cry.

Poor political weakness makes Odisha Projects vulnerable, pointed out a senior lawmaker.

Project sanctioned in 1994-95 with a cost of Rs.355.38 crore has been revised to Rs.700 crore.

As on today this project needs Rs.1000 crore to be completed, said an expert on Railways.

There are three phases in which the project will be commissioned.

Till date expenditure on the project is only Rs.96.41 crore during last 16 years!

After a lot of hue and cry, MOR has allocated Rs.120 crore in 2010-11.

And officials at the helm feel that if they will be provided funding properly, project will be completed in a short period.

Satyabrat Sahu, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Department of Commerce & Transport (DOCT) briefed the Minister about the progress.

Mr.Sahu, a pro-active mandarin said thrust is being given for fast progress with funds available.

He said construction activities are going on from the side of Khurda, where as Minister wanted also to start construction from Balangir side.

V K Bahmani, Chief Administrative Officer( Construction) East Coast Railways said that as the current year budget provision has been hiked to Rs.120 crore, construction activities is likely to be carried out in 112 kilometre area.

Now work is going on from 0-36 kilometre area and proposal has already been submitted to IRB for 36-112 kilometre area.

It is expected that Rakesh Kumar Chopra, Member Engineering, IRB will be sanctioning in June.

Mr.Singh Deo urged all the Member of Parliament (MP) cutting across party line to march to New Delhi and press for this Coastal-Western Link, which is very vital for the interest of the state.

Following is from an email sent by Mr. Lalit Patnaik on 31st March 2010.

In last one month ECOR has made tender docs ready for many jobs up to Nayagarh.

~~Tigiria~~ Begunia to Nayagarh is 58 kms.

From Nayagarh side 20 % land has been acquired.

Some land from Begunia side has been also acquired. But major chunk of land needs to be acquired by State Govt.

No information of any work from Bolangir side.

ECOR is waiting for some administrative sanction from Rail Ministry for that 58 km route length. MP Rudra Narayan Pani has been requested to follow up at Delhi.

List of 314 blocks of Odisha

DISTRICTS & BLOCKS, List of Blocks chitta 2 Comments »

DRDA & Block Postal & E-addresses: 314 BDOs plus 30 DRDA, Project director make 344.
1. ANGUL (8)
11	Block Development Officer Angul Block , At/Po. Angul , Dist.Angul. 06764-230579(0ff.) Eid: ori-bangul@gramsat.nic.in	12	The Project Director DRDA ,Angul, At/Po. Angul Dist .Angul 06764-230144(0)6764-231248(R) Mail Id: ori-dangul@gramsat.nic.in	13	Block Development Officer Athamallik Block ,At/Po. Athamallik , Dist.Angul. 06763-254217(0ff.) ori-athamalik@gramsat.nic.in
14	Block Development Officer Banarpal Block ,At/Po. Banarpal , Dist.Angul. 06764-229222(0ff.) Eid:ori-banarpal@gramsat.nic.in	15	Block Development Officer Chendipada Block ,At/Po. Chendipada , Dist.Angul. 06761-252323(0ff.) ori-chendipada@gramsat.nic.in	16	Block Development Officer Kanhia Block ,At/Po. Kanhia , Dist.Angul. 06760-243522(0ff.) Eid: ori-kanhia@gramsat.nic.in
17	Block Development Officer Kishorenager Block ,At/Po. Kishorenager , Dist.Angul. 06763-257016(0ff.) ori-kishorenagar@gramsat.nic.in	18	Block Development Officer Pallahara Block ,At/Po. Pallahara , Dist.Angul. 06765-279233(0ff.) Eid:ori-pallahara@gramsat.nic.in	19	Block Development Officer Talcher Block ,At/Po. Talcher , Dist.Angul. 06760-240209(0ff.) Eid:ori-talcher@gramsat.nic.in
2. BALASORE (12)
20	Block Development Officer Bahanaga Block ,At/Po. Bahanaga , Dist.Balasore. 06788-236653(0ff.) ID:ori-bahanaga@gramsat.nic.in	21	The Project Director DRDA ,Balasore, At/Po. Balasore Dist .Balasore 6782-262647(0)6782-2362189(R) Eid: ori-dbalasore@gramsat.nic.in	22	Block Development Officer Balasore Block ,At/Po. Balasore , Dist.Balasore. 06782-262147(0ff.) ori-bbalasore@gramsat.nic.in
23	Block Development Officer Baliapal Block ,At/Po. Baliapal , Dist.Balasore. 06781-253331(0ff.) ori-baliapal@gramsat.nic.in	24	Block Development Officer Basta Block ,At/Po. Basta , Dist.Balasore. 06781-252125(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-basta@gramsat.nic.in	25	Block Development Officer Bhogarai Block ,At/Po. Bhogarai , Dist.Balasore. 06781-231330(0ff.) ori-bhogarai@gramsat.nic.in
26	Block Development Officer Jaleswar Block ,At/Po. Jaleswar , Dist.Balasore. 06781-222228(0ff.) Eid: ori-jaleswar@gramsat.nic.in	27	Block Development Officer Khaira Block ,At/Po. Khaira , Dist.Balasore. 06788-233223(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-khaira@gramsat.nic.in	28	Block Development Officer Nilagiri Block ,At/Po. Nilagiri , Dist.Balasore. 06782-233236(0ff.) Eid: ori-nilgiri@gramsat.nic.in
29	Block Development Officer Oupada Block ,At/Po. Oupada , Dist.Balasore. 06782-279925(0ff.) Eid: ori-oupada@gramsat.nic.in	30	Block Development Officer Remuna Block ,At/Po. Remuna , Dist.Balasore. 06782-224369(0ff.) Eid: ori-remuna@gramsat.nic.in	31	Block Development Officer Simulia Block ,At/Po. Simulia , Dist.Balasore. 06788-239841(0ff.) Eid: ori-simulia@gramsat.nic.in
32	Block Development Officer Soro Block ,At/Po. Soro , Dist.Balasore. 06788-221236(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-soro@gramsat.nic.in
3. BARGARH (12)
33	Block Development Officer Ambabhona Block ,At/Po. Ambabhona , Dist.Bargarh . 06646-268838(0ff.) ori-ambabhona@gramsat.nic.in	34	Block Development Officer Atabira Block ,At/Po. Atabira , Dist.Bargarh . 06682-220254(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-atabira@gramsat.nic.in	35	Block Development Officer Bargarh Block ,At/Po. Bargarh , Dist.Bargarh . 06646-233162(0ff.) Eid:ori-bbargarh@gramsat.nic.in
36	The Project Director DRDA ,Bargarh, At/Po. Bargarh Dist .Bargarh 06646-236499(0)236041(R) ori-dbargarh@gramsat.nic.in	37	Block Development Officer Barapali Block ,At/Po. Barapali , Dist.Bargarh . 06646-256744(0ff.) ori-barapali@gramsat.nic.in	38	Block Development Officer Bhatli Block ,At/Po. Bhatil , Dist.Bargarh . 06646-261230(0ff.) ori-bhatli@gramsat.nic.in
39	Block Development Officer Bheden Block ,At/Po. Bheden , Dist.Bargarh . 06682-240032(0ff.) ori-bheden@gramsat.nic.in	40	Block Development Officer Bijepur Block ,At/Po. Bijepur , Dist.Bargarh . 06685-274030(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-bijepur@gramsat.nic.in	41	Block Development Officer Gaisilet Block ,At/Po. Gaisilet , Dist.Bargarh . 06683-226630(0ff.) ori-gaisilet@gramsat.nic.in
42	Block Development Officer Jharbandh Block ,At/Po. Jharbandh , Dist.Bargarh . 06684-235530(0ff.) ori-jharbandh@gramsat.nic.in	43	Block Development Officer Padmapur Block ,At/Po. Padmapur , Dist.Bargarh . 06683-223443(0ff.) ori-bpadmapur@gramsat.nic.in	44	Block Development Officer Paikmal Block ,At/Po. Paikmal , Dist.Bargarh . 06684-230437(0ff.) ori-paikmal@gramsat.nic.in
45	Block Development Officer Sohella Block ,At/Po. Sohella , Dist.Bargarh . 06685-220210(0ff.) ori-sohella@gramsat.nic.in
4. BHADRAK (7)
46	Block Development Officer Basudevpur Block ,At/Po. Basudevpur , Dist.Bhadrak. 06784-271222(0ff.) ori-basudevpur@gramsat.nic.in	47	Block Development Officer Bhadrak Block ,At/Po. Bhadrak , Dist.Bhadrak. 06784-250268(0ff.) ori-bbhadrak@gramsat.nic.in	48	The Project Director DRDA ,Bhadrak, At/Po. Bhadrak Dist .Bhadrak 06784-242867 242864(0ff.) 06784-250164(Res.) ori-dbhadrak@gramsat.nic.in
49	Block Development Officer Bhandaripokhari Block ,At/Po. Bhandaripokhari , Dist.Bhadrak. 06786-232521(0ff.) ori-bhandaripokhari@gramsat.nic.in	50	Block Development Officer Bonth Block ,At/Po. Bonth , Dist.Bhadrak. 06784-263126(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-bonth@gramsat.nic.in	51	Block Development Officer Chandbali Block ,At/Po. Chandbali , Dist.Bhadrak. 06786-220234(0ff.) ori-chandbali@gramsat.nic.in
52	Block Development Officer Dhamnagar Block ,At/Po. Dhamnagar , Dist.Bhadrak. 06786-230328(0ff.) ori-dhamnagar@gramsat.nic.in	53	Block Development Officer Tihidi Block ,At/Po. Tihidi , Dist.Bhadrak. 06784-274430(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-tihidi@gramsat.nic.in
5. BOLANGIR (15)
54	Block Development Officer Agalpur Block ,At/Po. Agalpur , Dist.Bolangir. 06653-272028(0ff.) ori-agalpur@gramsat.nic.in	55	Block Development Officer Bolangir Block ,At/Po. Bolangir , Dist.Bolangir. 06652-250792(0ff.) ori-bbolangir@gramsat.nic.in	56	Block Development Officer Bangomunda Block ,At/Po. Bangomunda , Dist.Bolangir. 06657-282242(0ff.) ori-bangomunda@gramsat.nic.in
57	Block Development Officer Belpara Block ,At/Po. Belpara , Dist.Bolangir. 06658-284432(0ff.) Eid: ori-belpara@gramsat.nic.in	58	The Project Director DRDA ,Bolangir, At/Po. Bolangir Dist .Bolangir 6652-232863/230812(0)6652-232863(R) Eid: ori-dbolangir@gramsat.nic.in	59	Block Development Officer Deogaon Block ,At/Po. Deogaon , Dist.Bolangir. 06652-284022(0ff.) Eid:ori-deogaon@gramsat.nic.in
60	Block Development Officer Gudvella Block ,At/Po. Gudvella , Dist.Bolangir. 06652-286036(0ff.) ori-gudvella@gramsat.nic.in	61	Block Development Officer Khaprakhol Block ,At/Po. Khaprakhol , Dist.Bolangir. 06658-281025(0ff.) ori-khaprakhol@gramsat.nic.in	62	Block Development Officer Loisinga Block ,At/Po. Loisinga , Dist.Bolangir. 06653-274025(0ff.) ori-loisinga@gramsat.nic.in
63	Block Development Officer Muribahal Block ,At/Po. Muribahal , Dist.Bolangir. 06655-272010(0ff.) ori-muribahal@gramsat.nic.in	64	Block Development Officer Patnagarh Block ,At/Po. Patnagarh , Dist.Bolangir. 06658-222230(0ff.) ori-patnagarh@gramsat.nic.in	65	Block Development Officer Puintala Block ,At/Po. Puintala , Dist.Bolangir. 06652-232098(0ff.) ori-puintala@gramsat.nic.in
66	Block Development Officer Saintala Block ,At/Po. Saintala , Dist.Bolangir. 06655-256021(0ff.) e-Id: ori-saintala@gramsat.nic.in	67	Block Development Officer Titlagarh Block ,At/Po. Titlagarh , Dist.Bolangir. 06655-220522(0ff.) e-Id: ori-titilagarh@gramsat.nic.in	68	Block Development Officer Tureikela Block ,At/Po. Tureikela , Dist.Bolangir. 06657-286001(0ff.) eId:ori-tureikela@gramsat.nic.in
6. BOUDH (3)
69	Block Development Officer Boudh Block ,At/Po. Boudh , Dist.Boudh. 06841-222061(0ff.) e-Id: ori-bboudh@gramsat.nic.in	70	The Project Director DRDA ,Boudh, At/Po. Boudh Dist .Boudh 06841-222186(0)6841-222186(R) e-Id: ori-dboudh@gramsat.nic.in	71	Block Development Officer Harbhanga Block ,At/Po. Harbhanga , Dist.Boudh. 06843-265527(0ff.) ori-harbhanga@gramsat.nic.in
72	Block Development Officer Kantamal Block ,At/Po. Kantamal , Dist.Boudh. 06844-277222(0ff.) ori-kantamal@gramsat.nic.in
7. CUTTACK (14)
73	Block Development Officer Athagad Block ,At/Po. Athagad , Dist.Cuttack. 06723-221344(0ff.) eId:ori-athagarh@gramsat.nic.in	74	Block Development Officer Banki Block ,At/Po. Banki , Dist.Cuttack. 06723-240217(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-banki@gramsat.nic.in	75	Block Development Officer Baramba Block ,At/Po. Baramba , Dist.Cuttack. 06721-273232(0ff.) ori-baramba@gramsat.nic.in
76	Block Development Officer Baranga Block ,At/Po. Baranga , Dist.Cuttack. 06723-242434(0ff.) Eid: ori-baranga@gramsat.nic.in	77	The Project Director DRDA ,Cuttack, At/Po. Cuttack Dist .Cuttack 0671-2618809(0)671-2609035(R) Eid: ori-dcuttack@gramsat.nic.in	78	Block Development Officer Cuttacksadar Block ,At/Po. Cuttacksadar , Dist.Cuttack. 0671-2440588(0ff.) ori-cuttacksadar@gramsat.nic.in
79	Block Development Officer Dampada Block ,At/Po. Dampada , Dist.Cuttack. 06723-240216(0ff.) ori-dampada@gramsat.nic.in	80	Block Development Officer Kantapara Block ,At/Po. Kantapara , Dist.Cuttack. 06724-255442(0ff.) eId: ori-kantapara@gramsat.nic.in	81	Block Development Officer Mahanga Block ,At/Po. Mahanga , Dist.Cuttack. 0671-2354138(0ff.) ori-mahanga@gramsat.nic.in
82	Block Development Officer Narsinghpur Block ,At/Po. Narsinghpur , Dist.Cuttack. 06721-270222(0ff.) ori-narsinghpur@gramsat.nic.in	83	Block Development Officer Niali Block ,At/Po. Niali , Dist.Cuttack. 06724-252322(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-niali@gramsat.nic.in	84	Block Development Officer Nischinta koili Block ,At/Po. Nischinta koili , Dist.Cuttack. 0671-2353635(0ff.) ori-nischintakoili@gramsat.nic.in
85	Block Development Officer Salipur Block ,At/Po. Salipur , Dist.Cuttack. 0671-2352226(0ff.) eid: ori-salipur@gramsat.nic.in	86	Block Development Officer Tangi chowdwar Block ,At/Po. Tangi chowdwar , Dist.Cuttack. 0671-2695374(0ff.) ori-tangichowdwar@gramsat.nic.in	87	Block Development Officer Tigiria Block ,At/Po. Tigiria , Dist.Cuttack. 06723-235634(0ff.) eId: ori-tigiria@gramsat.nic.in
8. DEOGARH (3)
88	Block Development Officer Barkote Block ,At/Po. Barkote , Dist.Deogar. 06643-243201(0ff.) eid: ori-barkote@gramsat.nic.in	89	The Project Director DRDA ,Deogarh, At/Po. Deogarh Dist .Deogarh 6641 -226330(0)6641-226217 (R) eid: ori-ddeogarh@gramsat.nic.in	90	Block Development Officer Reamal Block ,At/Po. Reamal , Dist.Deogar. 06641-227420(0ff.) eId: ori-reamal@gramsat.nic.in
91	Block Development Officer Tileibani Block ,At/Po. Tileibani , Dist.Deogar. 06641-228002(0ff.) Eid: ori-tileibani@gramsat.nic.in
9. DHENKANAL (8)
92	Block Development Officer Dhenkanal sadar Block ,At/Po. Dhenkanal sadar , Dist.Dhenkanal. 06762-22448(0ff.) ori-bdhenkanal@gramsat.nic.in	93	Block Development Officer Bhuban Block ,At/Po. Bhuban , Dist.Dhenkanal. 06769-272024(0ff.) eid: ori-bhuban@gramsat.nic.in	94	The Project Director DRDA ,Dhenkanal, At/Po. Dhenkanal Dist .Dhenkanal 06762-224506(0ff.) 06762-234484(Res.) ori-ddhenkanal@gramsat.nic.in
95	Block Development Officer Gandia Block ,At/Po. Gandia , Dist.Dhenkanal. 06762-231124(0ff.) eid: ori-gandia@gramsat.nic.in	96	Block Development Officer Hindol Block ,At/Po. Hindol , Dist.Dhenkanal. 06732-251242(0ff.) Eid: ori-hindol@gramsat.nic.in	97	Block Development Officer Kamakhyanagar Block ,At/Po. Kamakhyanagar , Dist.Dhenkanal. 06769-270446(0ff.) ori-kamakhyanagar@gramsat.nic.in
98	Block Development Officer Kankadahad Block ,At/Po. Kankadahad , Dist.Dhenkanal. 06769-264022(0ff.) ori-kankadahad@gramsat.nic.in	99	Block Development Officer Odapada Block ,At/Po. Odapada , Dist.Dhenkanal. 06732-256035(0ff.) Eid: ori-odapada@gramsat.nic.in	100	Block Development Officer Parajang Block ,At/Po. Parajang , Dist.Dhenkanal. 06768-261021(0ff.) ori-parajang@gramsat.nic.in
10. GAJAPATI (7)
101	The Project Director DRDA ,Gajapati, At/Po. Paralakhemundi Dist .Gajapati 06815-222420(0ff.) 06815-222208(Res.) eid:ori-dgajapati@gramsat.nic.in	102	Block Development Officer Gumma Block ,At/Po. Gumma , Dist.Gajapat. 06815-282620(0ff.) Eid:ori-gumma@gramsat.nic.in	103	Block Development Officer Kasinagar Block ,At/Po. Kasinagar , Dist.Gajapat. 06815-284226(0ff.) ori-kasinagar@gramsat.nic.in
104	Block Development Officer Mohana Block ,At/Po. Mohana , Dist.Gajapat. 06816-258281(0ff.) Eid:ori-mohana@gramsat.nic.in	105	Block Development Officer Nuagada Block ,At/Po. Nuagad , Dist.Gajapat. 06817-242523(0ff.) Eid: ori-nuagada@gramsat.nic.in	106	Block Development Officer Paralakhemundi Block ,At/Po. Paralakhemundi , Dist.Gajapat. 06815-283731(0ff.) ori-parlakhemundi@gramsat.nic.in
11. GANJAM (22)
109	Block Development Officer Aska Block ,At/Po. Aska , Dist.Ganjam. 06822-273619(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-aska@gramsat.nic.in	110	Block Development Officer Belguntha Block ,At/Po. Belaguntha , Dist.Ganjam. 06821-258029(0ff.) ori-belguntha@gramsat.nic.in	111	Block Development Officer Bhanjanagar Block ,At/Po. Bhanjanagar , Dist.Ganjam. 06821-241085(0ff.) ori-bhanjanagar@gramsat.nic.in
112	Block Development Officer Buguda Block ,At/Po. Buguda , Dist.Ganjam. 06818-250123(0ff.) ori-buguda@gramsat.nic.in	113	Block Development Officer Chhatrapur Block ,At/Po. Chhatrapur , Dist.Ganjam. 06811-263912(0ff.) ori-chhatrapur@gramsat.nic.in	114	Block Development Officer Chikiti Block ,At/Po. Chikiti , Dist.Ganjam. 0680-2487228(0ff.) ori-chikiti@gramsat.nic.in
115	Block Development Officer Dharakote Block ,At/Po. Dharakote , Dist.Ganjam. 06822-268135(0ff.) ori-dharakote@gramsat.nic.in	116	Block Development Officer Digapahandi Block ,At/Po. Digapahandi , Dist.Ganjam. 06814-247338(0ff.) ori-digapahandi@gramsat.nic.in	117	Block Development Officer Ganjam Block ,At/Po. Ganjam , Dist.Ganjam. 06811-254345(0ff.) ori-bganjam@gramsat.nic.in
118	The Project Director DRDA ,Ganjam, At/Po. Chatrapur Dist .Ganjam 06811-263965(0ff.) 06811-263666(Res.) ori-dganjam@gramsat.nic.in	119	Block Development Officer Hingilicut Block ,At/Po. Hingilicut , Dist.Ganjam. 06811-280032(0ff.) ori-hingilicut@gramsat.nic.in	120	Block Development Officer Jaganath prasad Block ,At/Po. Jaganath prasad , Dist.Ganjam. 06818-262129(0ff.) ori-jaganathprasad@gramsat.nic.in
121	Block Development Officer Kabisurya nager Block ,At/Po. Kabisurya nager , Dist.Ganjam. 06810-270635(0ff.) ori-kabisuryanager@gramsat.nic.in	122	Block Development Officer Khallikote Block ,At/Po. Khallikote , Dist.Ganjam. 06810-256331(0ff.) ori-khallikote@gramsat.nic.in	123	Block Development Officer Kodala Block ,At/Po. Kodala , Dist.Ganjam. 06810-260440(0ff.) ori-kodala@gramsat.nic.in
124	Block Development Officer Kukudakhandi Block ,At/Po. Kukudakhandi , Dist.Ganjam. 0680-2485023(0ff.) ori-kukudakhandi@gramsat.nic.in	125	Block Development Officer Polasara Block ,At/Po. Palasara , Dist.Ganjam. 06810-282227(0ff.) ori-palasara@gramsat.nic.in	126	Block Development Officer Patrapur Block ,At/Po. Patrapur , Dist.Ganjam. 06810-2642224(0ff.) ori-patrapur@gramsat.nic.in
127	Block Development Officer Purusottampur Block ,At/Po. Purusottampur , Dist.Ganjam. 06811-275323(0ff.) ori-purusottampur@gramsat.nic.in	128	Block Development Officer Rengeilunda Block ,At/Po. Rengailunda , Dist.Ganjam. 0680-2248563(0ff.) ori-rengaliguda@gramsat.nic.in	129	Block Development Officer Sanakhemundi Block ,At/Po. Sanakhemundi , Dist.Ganjam. 06814-253727(0ff.) ori-sanakhemundi@gramsat.nic.in
130	Block Development Officer Sergarh Block ,At/Po. Sergarh , Dist.Ganjam. 06822-253623(0ff.) ori-sergarh@gramsat.nic.in	131	Block Development Officer Sorada Block ,At/Po. Sorada , Dist.Ganjam. 06819-270135(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-sorada@gramsat.nic.in
12. JAGATSINGHPUR (8)
132	Block Development Officer Ballikunda Block ,At/Po. Ballikunda , Dist.Jagatsinghpur 06724-238226(0ff.) Eid:ori-ballikuda@gramsat.nic.in	133	Block Development Officer Biridi Block ,At/Po. Biridi , Dist.Jagatsinghpur . 06724-268423(0ff.) Eid: ori-biridi@gramsat.nic.in	134	Block Development Officer Ersama Block ,At/Po. Ersama , Dist.Jagatsinghpur . 06722-246236(0ff.) Eid: ori-ersama@gramsat.nic.in
135	Block Development Officer Jagatsinghpur Block ,At/Po. Jagatsinghpur , Dist.Jagatsinghpur . 06724-220085(0ff.) ori-bjagatsinghpur@gramsat.nic.in	136	The Project Director DRDA ,Jagatsinghpur, At/Po. Jagatsinghpur Dist .Jagatsinghpur 06724-231091,92,96,98(0ff.) 06724-220136(Res.) ori-djagatsinghpur@gramsat.nic.in	137	Block Development Officer Kujanga Block ,At/Po. Kujanga , Dist.Jagatsinghpur . 06722-236232(0ff.) Eid: ori-kujanga@gramsat.nic.in
138	Block Development Officer Naugaon Block ,At/Po. Naugaon , Dist.Jagatsinghpur . 06724-233621(0ff.) ori-naugaon@gramsat.nic.in	139	Block Development Officer Raghunathpur Block ,At/Po. Raghunathpur , Dist.Jagatsinghpur . 06724-267747(0ff.) ori-raghunathpur@gramsat.nic.in	140	Block Development Officer Tirtol Block ,At/Po. Tirtol , Dist.Jagatsinghpur . 06722-250439(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-tirtol@gramsat.nic.in
13. JAJPUR (10)
141	Block Development Officer Badachana Block ,At/Po. Badachana , Dist.Jajpur. 06725-220269(0ff.) ori-badachana@gramsat.nic.in	142	Block Development Officer Bari Block ,At/Po. Bari , Dist.Jajpur. 06728-246624(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-bari@gramsat.nic.in	143	Block Development Officer Binjharpur Block ,At/Po. Binjharpur , Dist.Jajpur. 06728-230024(0ff.) ori-binjharpur@gramsat.nic.in
144	Block Development Officer Danagadi Block ,At/Po. Danagadi , Dist.Jajpur. 06726-220308(0ff.) ori-danagadi@gramsat.nic.in	145	Block Development Officer Dasrathpur Block ,At/Po. Dasrathpur , Dist.Jajpur. 06728-254632(0ff.) ori-dasrathpur@gramsat.nic.in	146	Block Development Officer Dharmasala Block ,At/Po. Dharmasala , Dist.Jajpur. 06725-273023(0ff.) ori-dharmasala@gramsat.nic.in
147	Block Development Officer Jajpur Block ,At/Po. Jajpur , Dist.Jajpur. 06728-222011(0ff.) ori-bjajpur@gramsat.nic.in	148	The Project Director DRDA ,Jajpur, At/Po. Jajpur Dist .Jajpur 06728-222054(0)6728-222584(R) ori-djajpur@gramsat.nic.in	149	Block Development Officer Korei Block ,At/Po. Korei , Dist.Jajpur. 06726-265060(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-korei@gramsat.nic.in
150	Block Development Officer Rasulpur Block ,At/Po. Rasulpur , Dist.Jajpur. 06725-271034(0ff.) ori-rasulpur@gramsat.nic.in	151	Block Development Officer Sukinda Block ,At/Po. Sukinda , Dist.Jajpur. 06726-244421(0ff.) ori-sukinda@gramsat.nic.in
14. JHARSUGUDA(5)
152	Block Development Officer Jharsuguda Block ,At/Po. Jharsuguda , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-27275(0ff.) ori-bjharsuguda@gramsat.nic.in	153	The Project Director DRDA ,Jharsuguda, At/Po. Jharsuguda Dist .Jharsuguda, 06724-231098 231091 231092 4231096(0)6724-220136(Res.) ori-djharsuguda@gramsat.nic.in	154	Block Development Officer Kirimira Block ,At/Po. Kirimira , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-282003(0ff.) ori-kirimira@gramsat.nic.in
155	Block Development Officer Kolabira Block ,At/Po. Kolabira , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-285110(0ff.) ori-kolabira@gramsat.nic.in	156	Block Development Officer Laikera Block ,At/Po. Laikera , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-282002(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-laikera@gramsat.nic.in	157	Block Development Officer Lakhanpur Block ,At/Po. Lakhanpur , Dist.Jharsuguda. 06645-252204(0ff.) ori-lakhanpur@gramsat.nic.in
15. KALAHANDI (13)
158	Block Development Officer Bhawanipatna Block ,At/Po. Bhawanipatna , Dist.Kalahandi. 06670-230619(0ff.) ori-bhawanipatna@gramsat.nic.in	159	Block Development Officer Dharmagarh Block ,At/Po. Dharmagarh , Dist.Kalahandi. 06672-242212(0ff.) ori-dharamagarh@gramsat.nic.in	160	Block Development Officer Golamunda Block ,At/Po. Golamunda , Dist.Kalahandi. 06672-246505(0ff.) ori-golamunda@gramsat.nic.in
161	Block Development Officer Jaipatna Block ,At/Po. Jaipatna , Dist.Kalahandi. 06673-250234(0ff.) ori-jaipatna@gramsat.nic.in	162	Block Development Officer Junagarh Block ,At/Po. Junagarh , Dist.Kalahandi. 06672-243259(0ff.) ori-junagarh@gramsat.nic.in	163	The Project Director DRDA ,Kalahandi, At/Po. Bhawanipatana Dist .Kalahandi 06670-230334(0ff.) 06670-220870 (Res.) ori-dkalahandi@gramsat.nic.in
164	Block Development Officer Kalampur Block ,At/Po. Kalampur , Dist.Kalahandi. 06673-258301(0ff.) ori-kalampur@gramsat.nic.in	165	Block Development Officer Karlamunda Block ,At/Po. Karlamunda , Dist.Kalahandi. 06676-251035(0ff.) ori-karlamunda@gramsat.nic.in	166	Block Development Officer Kesinga Block ,At/Po. Kesinga , Dist.Kalahandi. 06670-222003(0ff.) ori-kesinga@gramsat.nic.in
167	Block Development Officer Koksara Block ,At/Po. Koksara , Dist.Kalahandi. 06673-253004(0ff.) ori-koksara@gramsat.nic.in	168	Block Development Officer Lanjigarh Block ,At/Po. Lanjigarh , Dist.Kalahandi. 06677-245022(0ff.) ori-lanjigarh@gramsat.nic.in	169	Block Development Officer Madanpur rampur Block ,At/Po. Madanpur rampur , Dist.Kalahandi. 06676-250301(0ff.) ori-mrampur@gramsat.nic.in
170	Block Development Officer Narla Block ,At/Po. Narla , Dist.Kalahandi. 06677-240145(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-narla@gramsat.nic.in	171	Block Development Officer Thuamul rampur Block ,At/Po. Thuamul ram pur , Dist.Kalahandi. 06675-260002(0ff.) ori-thrampur@gramsat.nic.in
16. KENDRAPARA (9)
172	Block Development Officer Aul Block ,At/Po. Aul , Dist.Kendrapara. 06729-271224(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-aul@gramsat.nic.in	173	Block Development Officer Derabasi Block ,At/Po. Derabasi , Dist.Kendrapara. 06727-220267(0ff.) Eid: ori-derabasi@gramsat.nic.in	174	Block Development Officer Garadpur Block ,At/Po. Garadpur , Dist.Kendrapara. 06727-260725(0ff.) ori-garadpur@gramsat.nic.in
175	The Project Director DRDA ,Kendrapada, At/Po. Kendrapada Dist .Kendrapada 06727-220364 220364(0) 06727-222033(R) ori-dkendrapada@gramsat.nic.in	176	Block Development Officer Kendrapara Block ,At/Po. Kendrapara , Dist.Kendrapara. 06727-232265(0ff.) ori-bkendrapara@gramsat.nic.in	177	Block Development Officer Mahakalapara Block ,At/Po. Mahakalapara , Dist.Kendrapara. 06727-271321(0) ori-mahakalapara@gramsat.nic.in
178	Block Development Officer Marshaghai Block ,At/Po. Marshaghai , Dist.Kendrapara. 06727-272003(0ff.) ori-marshaghai@gramsat.nic.in	179	Block Development Officer Pattamundai Block ,At/Po. Pattamundai , Dist.Kendrapara. 06729-220242(0ff.) ori-pattamundai@gramsat.nic.in	180	Block Development Officer Rajkanika Block ,At/Po. Rajkanika , Dist.Kendrapara. 06729-278621(0ff.) ori-rajkanika@gramsat.nic.in
181	Block Development Officer Rajnagar Block ,At/Po. Rajnagar , Dist.Kendrapara. 06729-272423(0ff.) ori-rajnagar@gramsat.nic.in
17. KEONJHAR (13)
182	Block Development Officer Anandpur Block ,At/Po. Anandpur , Dist.Keonjhar. 06731-220445(0ff.) ori-anandpur@gramsat.nic.in	183	Block Development Officer Banspal Block ,At/Po. Banspal , Dist.Keonjhar. 06766-234013(0ff.) Eid: ori-banspal@gramsat.nic.in	184	Block Development Officer Champua Block ,At/Po. Champua , Dist.Keonjhar. 06767-240212(0ff.) ori-champua@gramsat.nic.in
185	Block Development Officer Ghasipura Block ,At/Po. Ghasipura , Dist.Keonjhar. 06731-220384(0ff.) ori-ghasipura@gramsat.nic.in	186	Block Development Officer Ghatgaon Block ,At/Po. Ghatgaon , Dist.Keonjhar. 06733-222222(0ff.) Eid: ori-ghatgaon@gramsat.nic.in	187	Block Development Officer Harichandanpur Block ,At/Po. Harichandanpur , Dist.Keonjhar. 06733-224021(0ff.) ori-harichandanpur@gramsat.nic.in
188	Block Development Officer Hatadihi Block ,At/Po. Hatadihi , Dist.Keonjhar. 06766-271021(0ff.) Eid: ori-hatadihi@gramsat.nic.in	189	Block Development Officer Jhumpura Block ,At/Po. Jhumpura , Dist.Keonjhar. 06766-235238(0ff.) Eid: ori-jhumpura@gramsat.nic.in	190	Block Development Officer Joda Block ,At/Po. Joda , Dist.Keonjhar. 06767-272258(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-joda@gramsat.nic.in
191	Block Development Officer Keonjhar Block ,At/Po. Keonjhar , Dist.Keonjhar. 06766-255494(0ff.) ori-bkeonjhar@gramsat.nic.in	192	The Project Director DRDA ,Keonjhar, At/Po. Keonjhar Dist .Keonjhar 06766-255538(0ff.) 06766-255492(Res.) Eid: ori-dkeonjhar@gramsat.nic.in	193	Block Development Officer Patna Block ,At/Po. Patna , Dist.Keonjhar. 06766-223702(0ff.) ori-patna@gramsat.nic.in
194	Block Development Officer Saharpada Block ,At/Po. Sahrapada , Dist.Keonjhar. 06796-220245(0ff.) ori-saharpada@gramsat.nic.in	195	Block Development Officer Telkoi Block ,At/Po. Telkoi , Dist.Keonjhar. 06735-248223(0ff.) Eid: ori-telkoi@gramsat.nic.in
18. KHURDA (10)
196	Block Development Officer Balianta Block ,At/Po. Balianta , Dist.Khurda. 0674-2464135(0ff.) ori-balianta@gramsat.nic.in	197	Block Development Officer Balipatna Block ,At/Po. Balipatna , Dist.Khurda. 0674-2462223(0ff.) ori-balipatna@gramsat.nic.in	198	Block Development Officer Banpur Block ,At/Po. Banpur , Dist.Khurda. 06756-223130(0ff.) ori-banpur@gramsat.nic.in
199	Block Development Officer Begunia Block ,At/Po. Begunia , Dist.Khurda. 06755-230125(0ff.) ori-begunia@gramsat.nic.in	200	Block Development Officer Bhubaneswar Block ,At/Po. Bhubaneswar , Dist.Khurda. 0674-2432185(0ff.) ori-bhubaneswar@gramsat.nic.in	201	Block Development Officer Bolagarh Block ,At/Po. Bolagarh, Dist.Khurda. 06755-232625(0ff.) ori-bolagarh@gramsat.nic.in
202	Block Development Officer Chilika Block ,At/Po. Chilika , Dist.Khurda. 06756-225026(0ff.) ori-chilika@gramsat.nic.in	203	Block Development Officer Jatni Block ,At/Po. Jatni , Dist.Khurda. 0674-2490858(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-jatni@gramsat.nic.in	204	Block Development Officer Khurda Block ,At/Po. Khurda , Dist.Khurda. 06755-220762(0ff.) ori-bkhurda@gramsat.nic.in
205	The Project Director DRDA ,Khurda, At/Po. Khurda Dist .Khurda 06755 -220755(0ff.) ori-dkhurda@gramsat.nic.in	206	Block Development Officer Tangi Block ,At/Po. Tangi , Dist.Khurda. 06756-224249(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-tangi@gramsat.nic.in
19. KORAPUT (14)
207	Block Development Officer Bandhugaon Block ,At/Po. Bandhugaon , Dist.Koraput. 06855-263366(0ff.) ori-bandhugaon@gramsat.nic.in	208	Block Development Officer Boipariguda Block ,At/Po. Boipariguda , Dist.Koraput. 06854-249423(0ff.) ori-boipariguda@gramsat.nic.in	209	Block Development Officer Boriguma Block ,At/Po. Boriguma , Dist.Koraput. 06860-280030(0ff.) ori-boriguma@gramsat.nic.in
210	Block Development Officer Dasmanthapur Block ,At/Po. Dasmanthapur , Dist.Koraput. 06868-259505(0ff.) ori-dasmanthpur@gramsat.nic.in	211	Block Development Officer Jaipore Block ,At/Po. Jaipore , Dist.Koraput. 06854-233045(0ff.) ori-jeypore@gramsat.nic.in	212	Block Development Officer Koraput Block ,At/Po. Koraput , Dist.Koraput. 06852-250304(0ff.) ori-bkoraput@gramsat.nic.in
213	The Project Director DRDA ,Koraput, At/Po. Koraput Dist .Koraput 06852-250376(0ff.) 06852-240377(Res.) ori-dkoraput@gramsat.nic.in	214	Block Development Officer Kotpad Block ,At/Po. Kotpad , Dist.Koraput. 06860-283025(0ff.) Eid: ori-kotpad@gramsat.nic.in	215	Block Development Officer Kundra Block ,At/Po. Kundra , Dist.Koraput. 06854-248804(0ff.) Eid:ori-kundra@gramsat.nic.in
216	Block Development Officer Lamptaput Block ,At/Po. Lamptaput , Dist.Koraput. 06868-272351(0ff.) ori-lamptaput@gramsat.nic.in	217	Block Development Officer Laxmipur Block ,At/Po. Laxmipur , Dist.Koraput. 06855-268518(0ff.) Eid: ori-laxmipur@gramsat.nic.in	218	Block Development Officer Nandapur Block ,At/Po. Nandapur , Dist.Koraput. 06868-273503(0ff.) ori-nandapur@gramsat.nic.in
219	Block Development Officer Narayanpatna Block ,At/Po. Narayanpatna , Dist.Koraput. 06855-264554(0ff.) ori-narayanpatna@gramsat.nic.in	220	Block Development Officer Pottangi Block ,At/Po. Pottangi , Dist.Koraput. 06853-252506(0ff.) Eid: ori-pottangi@gramsat.nic.in	221	Block Development Officer Semiliguda Block ,At/Po. Semiliguda , Dist.Koraput. 06853-225387(0ff.) ori-semiliguda@gramsat.nic.in
20. Malakangiri (7)
222	Block Development Officer Malkangiri Block ,At/Po. Malkangiri , Dist.Malkanagi. 06861-230228(0ff.) ori-bmalkangiri@gramsat.nic.in	223	Block Development Officer Kalimela Block ,At/Po. Kalimela , Dist.Malkanagi. 06861-272217(0ff.) Eid: ori-kalimela@gramsat.nic.in	224	Block Development Officer Khairaput Block ,At/Po. Khairaput , Dist.Malkanagi. 06864-263435(0ff.) Eid: ori-khairput@gramsat.nic.in
225	Block Development Officer Korukunda Block ,At/Po. Kurukonda , Dist.Malkanagi. 06861-238211(0ff.) ori-korukunda@gramsat.nic.in	226	Block Development Officer Kudumulguma Block ,At/Po. Kudumulguma , Dist.Malkanagi. 06864-237001(0ff.) ori-kudumuluguma@gramsat.nic.in	227	The Project Director DRDA ,Malkangir, At/Po. Malkangir Dist .Malkangir 06861-230409(0ff.) 06861-230246(Res.) ori-dmalkangiri@gramsat.nic.in
228	Block Development Officer Mathili Block ,At/Po. Mathili , Dist.Malkanagi. 06864-265288(0ff.) Eid: ori-mathili@gramsat.nic.in	229	Block Development Officer Podia Block ,At/Po. Podia , Dist.Malkanagi. 06861-270130(0ff.) Eid: ori-podia@gramsat.nic.in
21. MAYURBHANJ (26)
230	Block Development Officer Bahalda Block ,At/Po. Bahalda , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06794-231221(0ff.) Eid: ori-bahalda@gramsat.nic.in	231	Block Development Officer Bangriposi Block ,At/Po. Bangriposi , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06791-223239(0ff.) Eid: ori-bangriposi@gramsat.nic.in	232	Block Development Officer Baripada Block ,At/Po. Baripada , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06792-252238(0ff.) Eid:ori-baripada@gramsat.nic.in
233	Block Development Officer Barsahi Block ,At/Po. Barsahi , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06792-277327(0ff.) Eid: ori-barsahi@gramsat.nic.in	234	Block Development Officer Betnoti Block ,At/Po. Betanoti , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06793-220210(0ff.) Eid: ori-betanati@gramsat.nic.in	235	Block Development Officer Bijatala Block ,At/Po. Bijatola , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06794-270244(0ff.) Eid: ori-bijatola@gramsat.nic.in
236	Block Development Officer Bisoi Block ,At/Po. Bisoi , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06794-278422(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-bisoi@gramsat.nic.in	237	Block Development Officer Gopabandhu nagar Block ,At/Po. Gopabandhu nagar , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06795-234622(0ff.) ori-gopabandhunagar@gramsat.nic.in	238	Block Development Officer Jamada Block ,At/Po. Jamada , Dist.Mayurbhan. 06794-273221(0ff.) Eid: ori-jamada@gramsat.nic.in
245	The Project Director DRDA ,Mayurbhanj, At/Po. Baripada Dist .Mayurbhanj, 06792-252318(0ff.) 06792-252319(Res.) ori-dmayurbhanj@gramsat.nic.in	246	Block Development Officer Morada Block ,At/Po. Morada , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06793-273330(0ff.) Eid: ori-morada@gramsat.nic.in	247	Block Development Officer Rairangpur Block ,At/Po. Rairangpur , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06794-222077(0ff.) ori-rairangpur@gramsat.nic.in
248	Block Development Officer Raruan Block ,At/Po. Raruan , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06797-282227(0ff.) Eid: ori-raruan@gramsat.nic.in	249	Block Development Officer Rasgovindpur Block ,At/Po. Rasgovindpur , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06793-275426(0ff.) ori-rasgobindpur@gramsat.nic.in	250	Block Development Officer Samakhunta Block ,At/Po. Samakhunta , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06792-252580(0ff.) ori-samakhunta@gramsat.nic.in
251	Block Development Officer Saraskana Block ,At/Po. Saraskana , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06791-226811(0ff.) ori-saraskana@gramsat.nic.in	252	Block Development Officer Sukruli Block ,At/Po. Sukruli , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06797-282221(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-sukruli@gramsat.nic.in	253	Block Development Officer Suliapada Block ,At/Po. Suliapada , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06792-275125(0ff.) ori-suliapada@gramsat.nic.in
254	Block Development Officer Thakurmunda Block ,At/Po. Thakurmunda , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06796-284343(0ff.) ori-thakurmunda@gramsat.nic.in	255	Block Development Officer Tiringi Block ,At/Po. Tiringi , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06794-276221(0ff.) Eid: ori-tiringi@gramsat.nic.in	256	Block Development Officer Udala Block ,At/Po. Udala , Dist.Mayurbhanj. 06795-232254(0ff.) Eid: ori-udala@gramsat.nic.in
22. NAWARANGPUR (10)
257	Block Development Officer Nawarangapur Block ,At/Po. Nawarangpur , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06858-222071(0ff.) ori-bnawarangpur@gramsat.nic.in	258	Block Development Officer Chandahandi Block ,At/Po. Chandahandi , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06867-254404(0ff.) ori-chandahandi@gramsat.nic.in	259	Block Development Officer Dabugaon Block ,At/Po. Dabugaon , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06867-255424(0ff.) ori-dabugaon@gramsat.nic.in
260	Block Development Officer Jharigaon Block ,At/Po. Jharigaon , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06867-256614(0ff.) ori-jharigaon@gramsat.nic.in	261	Block Development Officer Kosagumunda Block ,At/Po. Kosagumunda , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06858-244623(0ff.) ori-kosagumuda@gramsat.nic.in	262	The Project Director DRDA ,Nawarangpur, At/Po. Nabarangpur Dist .Nabarangpur 06858 -222372 (0ff.) 06858 -222063(Res.) ori-dnawarangpur@gramsat.nic.in
263	Block Development Officer Nandahandi Block ,At/Po. Nandahandi , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06858-229720(0ff.) ori-nandahandi@gramsat.nic.in	264	Block Development Officer Papadahandi Block ,At/Po. Papadahandi , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06858-242224(0ff.) ori-papadahandi@gramsat.nic.in	265	Block Development Officer Raighar Block ,At/Po. Raighar , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06866-275544(0ff.) Eid: ori-raighar@gramsat.nic.in
266	Block Development Officer Tentulikhunti Block ,At/Po. Tentulikhunti , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06858-228601(0ff.) ori-tentulikhunti@gramsat.nic.in	267	Block Development Officer Umerkot Block ,At/Po. Umerkot , Dist.Nawarangpur. 06866-270675(0ff.) ori-umarkote@gramsat.nic.in
23. NAYAGARH (8)
268	Block Development Officer Bhapur Block ,At/Po. Bhapur , Dist.Nayagarh. 06757-238025(0ff.) Eid: ori-bhapur@gramsat.nic.in	269	Block Development Officer Daspalla Block ,At/Po. Daspalla, Dist.Nayagarh. 06757-220035(0ff.) Eid: ori-daspalla@gramsat.nic.in	270	Block Development Officer Gania Block ,At/Po. Gania , Dist.Nayagarh. 06757-226025(0ff.) Eid: ori-gania@gramsat.nic.in
271	Block Development Officer Khandapara Block ,At/Po. Khandapara , Dist.Nayagarh. 06757-230025(0ff.) ori-khandapara@gramsat.nic.in	272	Block Development Officer Nayagarh Block ,At/Po. Nayagarh , Dist.Nayagarh. 06753-252207(0ff.) Eid:ori-bnayagarh@gramsat.nic.in	273	The Project Director DRDA ,Nayagarh, At/Po. Nayagarh Dist .Nayagarh 06753 -252051 252051(0ff.) 06753 -252540(Res.) ori-dnayagarh@gramsat.nic.in
274	Block Development Officer Nuagaon Block ,At/Po. Nuagaon , Dist.Nayagarh. 06753-263025(0ff.) Iori-nnuagaon@gramsat.nic.in	275	Block Development Officer Odagaon Block ,At/Po. Odagaon , Dist.Nayagarh. 07653-226025(0ff.) Eid: ori-odagaon@gramsat.nic.in	276	Block Development Officer Ranpur Block ,At/Po. Ranpur , Dist.Nayagarh. 06755-236050(0ff.) Eid: ori-ranpur@gramsat.nic.in
24. NUAPADA ( 5)
277	Block Development Officer Boden Block ,At/Po. Boden , Dist.Nuapada. 06671-234035(0ff.) Eid: ori-boden@gramsat.nic.in	278	Block Development Officer Khariar Block ,At/Po. Khariar , Dist.Nuapada. 06671-232229(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-khariar@gramsat.nic.in	279	Block Development Officer Komna Block ,At/Po. Komna , Dist.Nuapada. 06671-244529(0ff.) Eid: ori-komna@gramsat.nic.in
280	Block Development Officer Nuapada Block ,At/Po. Nuapada , Dist.Nuapada. 06671-223446(0ff.) Id:ori-bnuapada@gramsat.nic.in	281	The Project Director DRDA ,Nuapada, At/Po. Nuapada Dist .Nuapada 06678-223476(0)6678-223353(R) Eid: ori-dnuapada@gramsat.nic.in	282	Block Development Officer Sinapali Block ,At/Po. Sinapali , Dist.Nuapada. 06671-235204(0ff.) Eid: ori-sinapalli@gramsat.nic.in
25. PHULBANI (12)
283	Block Development Officer Balliguda Block ,At/Po. Balliguda , Dist.Phulbani . 06846-243251(0ff.) Id: ori-balliguda@gramsat.nic.in	284	Block Development Officer Chakapad Block ,At/Po. Chakapad , Dist.Phulbani . 06847-263733(0ff.) Eid: ori-chakapad@gramsat.nic.in	285	Block Development Officer Daringbadi Block ,At/Po. Daringbadi , Dist.Phulbani . 06849-245321(0ff.) ori-daringbadi@gramsat.nic.in
286	Block Development Officer G.udayagiri Block ,At/Po. G.udayagiri , Dist.Phulbani . 06847-260040(0ff.) Id:ori-gudayagiri@gramsat.nic.in	287	Block Development Officer Khajuripada Block ,At/Po. Khajuripada , Dist.Phulbani . 06842-251527(0ff.) id:ori-khajuripada@gramsat.nic.in	288	Block Development Officer Kotgarh Block ,At/Po. Kotgarh , Dist.Phulbani . 06848-220232(0ff.) Id: ori-kotgarh@gramsat.nic.in
289	Block Development Officer K.Nuagaon Block ,At/Po. Nuagaon , Dist.Phulbani . 06846-246335(0ff.) ori-pnuagaon@gramsat.nic.in	290	Block Development Officer Phiringia Block ,At/Po. Phiringia , Dist.Phulbani . 06845-266524(0ff.) Eid: ori-phiringia@gramsat.nic.in	291	Block Development Officer Phulbani Block ,At/Po. Phulbani , Dist.Phulbani . 06842-253671(0ff.) ori-bphulbani@gramsat.nic.in
292	The Project Director DRDA ,Phulbani, At/Po. Phulbani Dist .Phulbani 6842-253696(0)6842-253709(R) Id: ori-dphulbani@gramsat.nic.in	293	Block Development Officer Raikia Block ,At/Po. Raikia , Dist.Phulbani . 06847-264608(0ff.) Id: ori-raikia@gramsat.nic.in	294	Block Development Officer Tikabali Block ,At/Po. Tikabali , Dist.Phulbani . 06847-263730(0ff.) Id:ori-tikabali@gramsat.nic.in
295	Block Development Officer Tumudibandh Block ,At/Po. Tumudibandh , Dist.Phulbani . 06840-230328(0ff.) ori-tumudibandh@gramsat.nic.in
26. PURI (11)
296	Block Development Officer Astaranga Block ,At/Po. Astaranga , Dist.Puri . 06758-230305(0ff.) Id:ori-astaranga@gramsat.nic.in	297	Block Development Officer Brahmagiri Block ,At/Po. Brahmagiri , Dist.Puri . 06752-235522(0ff.) Eid:ori-brahmagiri@gramsat.nic.in	298	Block Development Officer Delanga Block ,At/Po. Delanga , Dist.Puri . 06758-242230(0ff.) Eid: ori-delanga@gramsat.nic.in
299	Block Development Officer Gop Block ,At/Po. Gop , Dist.Puri . 06758-257425(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-gop@gramsat.nic.in	300	Block Development Officer Kakatpur Block ,At/Po. Kakat pur , Dist.Puri . 06758-231138(0ff.) Eid: ori-kakatpur@gramsat.nic.in	301	Block Development Officer Kanas Block ,At/Po. Kanas , Dist.Puri . 06752-240022(0ff.) Eid: ori-kanas@gramsat.nic.in
302	Block Development Officer Krushnaprasad Block ,At/Po. Krushnaprasad , Dist.Puri . 06756-261033(0ff.) ori-krushnaprasad@gramsat.nic.in	303	Block Development Officer Nimapara Block ,At/Po. Nimapara , Dist.Puri . 06758-25036(0ff.) Eid: ori-nimapada@gramsat.nic.in	304	Block Development Officer Pipili Block ,At/Po. Pipili , Dist.Puri . 06758-240746(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-pipili@gramsat.nic.in
305	Block Development Officer Puri Block ,At/Po. Sadar , Dist.Puri . 06752-223369(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-bpuri@gramsat.nic.in	306	The Project Director DRDA ,Puri, At/Po. Puri Dist .Puri 6752-222136(0)6752-250523(R) Mail Id: ori-dpuri@gramsat.nic.in	307	Block Development Officer Satyabadi Block ,At/Po. Satyabadi , Dist.Puri . 06752-272253(0ff.) Id: ori-satyabadi@gramsat.nic.in
27. RAYAGADA ( 11)
308	Block Development Officer Bissamkataka Block ,At/Po. Bissamkataka , Dist.Rayagada. 06863-247516(0ff.) ori-bissamcuttak@gramsat.nic.in	309	Block Development Officer Chandrapur Block ,At/Po. Chandrapur , Dist.Rayagada. 06863-241003(0ff.) Id: ori-chandrapur@gramsat.nic.in	310	Block Development Officer Gudari Block ,At/Po. Gudari , Dist.Rayagada. 06857-260024(0ff.) Eid: ori-gudari@gramsat.nic.in
311	Block Development Officer Gunpur Block ,At/Po. Gunpur , Dist.Rayagada. 06857-250433(0ff.) Id: ori-gunpur@gramsat.nic.in	312	Block Development Officer K.singhpur Block ,At/Po. K.singhpur , Dist.Rayagada. 06856-275056(0ff.) ori-kalyansinghpur@gramsat.nic.in	313	Block Development Officer Kasipur Block ,At/Po. Kasipur , Dist.Rayagada. 956865-285004(0ff.) Eid:ori-kashipur@gramsat.nic.in
314	Block Development Officer Kolnara Block ,At/Po. Kolnara , Dist.Rayagada. 06856-233529(0ff.) Eid: ori-kolnara@gramsat.nic.in	315	Block Development Officer Muniguda Block ,At/Po. Muniguda , Dist.Rayagada. 06863-245119(0ff.) Eid: ori-muniguda@gramsat.nic.in	316	Block Development Officer Padmapur Block ,At/Po. Padmapur , Dist.Rayagada. 06857-266123(0ff.) ori-rpadmapur@gramsat.nic.in
317	Block Development Officer Ramanaguda Block ,At/Po. Ramanaguda , Dist.Rayagada. 06857-262121(0ff.) :ori-ramanguda@gramsat.nic.in	318	Block Development Officer Rayagada Block ,At/Po. Rayagada , Dist.Rayagada. 06856-222123(0ff.) id: ori-brayagada@gramsat.nic.in	319	The Project Director DRDA ,Rayagada, At/Po. Rayagada Dist .Rayagada 6856-222309(0)6856-222712(R) :ori-drayagada@gramsat.nic.in
28. SAMBALPUR ( 9)
320	Block Development Officer Bamra Block ,At/Po. Bamra , Dist.Sambalpur. 06642-229207(0ff.) Eid: ori-bamra@gramsat.nic.in	321	Block Development Officer Jamankira Block ,At/Po. Jamankira , Dist.Sambalpur. 06649-234201(0ff.) Id: ori-jamankira@gramsat.nic.in	322	Block Development Officer Jujumura Block ,At/Po. Jujumura , Dist.Sambalpur. 06681-257609(0ff.) Eid:ori-jujumura@gramsat.nic.in
323	Block Development Officer Kuchinda Block ,At/Po. Kuchinda , Dist.Sambalpur. 06642-220262(0ff.) Eid:ori-kuchinda@gramsat.nic.in	324	Block Development Officer Maneswar Block ,At/Po. Maneswar , Dist.Sambalpur. 06663-2546019(0ff.) Eid: ori-maneswar@gramsat.nic.in	325	Block Development Officer Naktideul Block ,At/Po. Naktideul , Dist.Sambalpur. 06647-246002(0ff.) ori-naktideul@gramsat.nic.in
326	Block Development Officer Rairakhole Block ,At/Po. Rairakhole , Dist.Sambalpur. 06644-253015(0) ori-rairakhole@gramsat.nic.in	327	Block Development Officer Rengali Block ,At/Po. Rengali , Dist.Sambalpur. 06663-2560543(0) Mail Id: ori-rengali@gramsat.nic.in	328	Block Development Officer Sambalpur , At/Po. Sambalpur , Dist.Sambalpur. 06663-2412721(0) ori-bsambalpur@gramsat.nic.in
329	The Project Director DRDA ,Sambalpur, At/Po. Sambalpur Dist .Sambalpur 663-2410992(0)663-2410625(R) ori-dsambalpur@gramsat.nic.in
29. SONEPUR (6)
330	Block Development Officer Binika Block ,At/Po. Binika , Dist.Sonepur. 06654-283024(0ff.) Eid: ori-binika@gramsat.nic.in	331	Block Development Officer Biramaharajpur Block ,At/Po. Birmaharajpur , Dist.Sonepur. 06651-254236(0ff.) ori-birmaharajpur@gramsat.nic.in	332	Block Development Officer Dunguripali Block ,At/Po. Dunguripali , Dist.Sonepur. 06653-270223(0ff.) ori-dunguripali@gramsat.nic.in
333	Block Development Officer Sonepur Block ,At/Po. Sonepur , Dist.Sonepur. 06654-220223(0ff.) ori-bsonepur@gramsat.nic.in	334	The Project Director DRDA ,Sonepur, At/Po. Sonepur Dist .Sonepur 06654-220366(0)6654-220002(R) Eid: ori-dsonepur@gramsat.nic.in	335	Block Development Officer Tarava Block ,At/Po. Tarava , Dist.Sonepur. 06654-286036(0ff.) Eid: ori-tarava@gramsat.nic.in
336	Block Development Officer Ullunda Block ,At/Po. Ullunda , Dist.Sonepur. 06651-256501(0ff.) Eid: ori-ulunda@gramsat.nic.in
30. SUNDARGARH ( 17)
337	Block Development Officer Balisankara Block ,At/Po. Balisankara , Dist.Sundargarh. 06622-236524(0ff.) : ori-balisankara@gramsat.nic.in	338	Block Development Officer Bargaon Block ,At/Po. Bargaon , Dist.Sundargarh. 06624-246124(0ff.) : ori-bargaon@gramsat.nic.in	339	Block Development Officer Bisra Block ,At/Po. Bisra , Dist.Sundargarh. 06661-2612133(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-bisra@gramsat.nic.in
340	Block Development Officer Bonaigarh Block ,At/Po. Bonaigarh , Dist.Sundargarh. 06626-244430(0ff.) : ori-bonaigarh@gramsat.nic.in	341	Block Development Officer Gurundia Block ,At/Po. Gurundia , Dist.Sundargarh. 06626-242011(0ff.) : ori-gurundia@gramsat.nic.in	342	Block Development Officer Hemgiri Block ,At/Po. Hemgiri , Dist.Sundargarh. 06622-287123(0ff.) :ori-hemgiri@gramsat.nic.in
343	Block Development Officer Koira Block ,At/Po. Koira , Dist.Sundargarh. 06625-235026(0ff.) Mail Id: ori-koira@gramsat.nic.in	344	Block Development Officer Kuarmunda Block ,At/Po. Kuarmunda , Dist.Sundargarh. 06661-2618366(0ff.) ori-kuarmunda@gramsat.nic.in	345	Block Development Officer Kutra Block ,At/Po. Kutra , Dist.Sundargarh. 06624-245022(0ff.) ori-kutra@gramsat.nic.in
346	Block Development Officer Lahunipara Block ,At/Po. Lahunipara , Dist.Sundargarh. 06625-232231(0ff.) ori-lahunipara@gramsat.nic.in	347	Block Development Officer Lathikata Block ,At/Po. Lathikata , Dist.Sundargarh. 06661-2616505(0ff.) ori-lathikata@gramsat.nic.in	348	Block Development Officer Lephripada Block ,At/Po. Lephripada , Dist.Sundargarh. 06622-284523(0ff.) ori-lefripada@gramsat.nic.in
349	Block Development Officer Rajgangpur Block ,At/Po. Rajgangpur , Dist.Sundargarh. 06624-220312(0ff.) ori-rajgangpur@gramsat.nic.in	350	Block Development Officer Nuagaon Block ,At/Po. Nuagaon , Dist.Sundargarh. 06661-264262(0ff.) ori-snuagaon@gramsat.nic.in	351	Block Development Officer Subdega Block ,At/Po. Subdega , Dist.Sundargarh. 06622-278036(0ff.) ori-subdega@gramsat.nic.in
352	Block Development Officer Sundargarh Block ,At/Po. Sundargarh , Dist.Sundargarh. 06622-272340(0ff.) ori-bsundargarh@gramsat.nic.in	353	The Project Director DRDA ,Sundergarh, At/Po. Sundergarh Dist .Sundergarh 06622-273873(0ff.) 06622-273101(Res.) ori-dsundargarh@gramsat.nic.in	354	Block Development Officer Tangarpali Block ,At/Po. Tangarpali , Dist.Sundargarh. 06662-282336(0ff.) ori-tangarpali@gramsat.nic.in

More details on the proposed Kalinga port by Adani; How Odisha can leverage it?

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See also the earlier report at http://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/archives/3152.

Following is an excerpt from dnaindia.com.

… The port may be called the Adani-Kalinga Port.

The group has been nurturing a desire to have a port on the eastern coast in addition to the existing one on the western coast. It will help consolidate this group’s position in the port and shipping business in India.

Moreover, any group that owns major ports on both the western and eastern coasts of India could be expected to play a major role in coastal shipping as well, for ferrying goods from one coast to another, thus reducing costs, time and the incidence of pilferage that plagues road transportation.

… The proposed outlay is around Rs 10,000 crore. According to current plans, this port is to have 16 berths, and will have a capacity of 100 million tonnes —- almost similar to the capacity planned for Mundra.

… The interest of the Adani group has been confirmed by Satyabrat Sahu, transport and commerce secretary of Orissa, who is on record stating, “The Adani Group has given this proposal to set up a port. The state government is examining the proposal.”

… According to senior people in both the Adani group as well as the Orissa government, the process of examination is almost complete, and two of three approvals required have been obtained.

The last one should be in hand in a few days.

Adani officials said the port could be developed in two phases near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district, barely three km from Jatadhari Muhan, where Posco India plans to set up its own captive port.

The group plans to invest Rs 5,000 crore in each of the two phases. If all goes well, 12 of the 16 berths should be up and running by 2015-16.

According to current plans, the port will handle coal, iron ore, liquid and containerised cargo. It may be mentioned that the Adani group owns several coal mines in Indonesia. Some of this coal is already being imported into India through the Mundra port.

Similarly, the Adani-Kalinga port could be the entry point for coal imports on the eastern coast as well, to feed many of the power plans that are expected to come up south of the proposed Adani-Kalinga port.

Similarly, since the Adani group has already become India’s largest player in the edible oil market through Adani-Wilmar Ltd, and owns oil plantations in Malaysia, this port could also play a significant part in edible oil imports.

The Adanis have also shown an interest in mining projects.

What is not known at this stage is the amount of land that will be available to the port, since a successful port must have good draft (depth), lots of land for storing goods meant to be shipped, and for evacuation of cargo that arrives at the port and transportation linkages to the hinterland.

… Since the Adani group has offered to the state government that it will be willing to invest in road and railways networks in and around the port, such a move could help in the overall economic growth of the state itself.

Such efforts could be further buttressed by hectic lobbying by both the Posco management and the owners of Dhamra Port (jointly owned by Larsen & Toubro and the Tata Group) for improving rail and road linkages on the eastern coast in India.

As was the case with the Mundra Port, the Adani group also plans to invest in power projects near this port as well.

The Odisha government should propose that Adani fund a new railway line along the proposed highway between Bhubaneswa/Khurda to Paradip and also part of the Khurda-Balangir line. The advantage for Adani will be:

They will have a shorter path for their oil and other imports to be distributed in south India.
Similarly through the Khurda-Balangir route and with another short-cut from Balangir to Nawapara Rd (need to be constructed) they will have another quick access path to western and central India.

(The above mentioned three segments are shown in brown below.)

This will be a win-win situation in that it will allow both Adani and Odisha government to industrialize the Khurda-Balangir corridor and the interior areas such as Nayagarh, Phulbani and Bouda. Unlike the Railway line via Talcher and Angul and the one via Paradip-Haridaspur-Jakhapura-Keonjhar, the Paradip-Khurda-Balangir path will have less traffic from other entities, including very little passenger traffic, making it faster for Adani to send goods that way. Since the Khurda-Balangir corridor lacks industries the government may find it easier to find land and local support for industries in that corridor. In that case, it can encourage Adani and others to set up some of their planned industries in that corridor.

All of the above assume that the above dnaindia.com report is correct in that Adani aims to import coal and oil through this port and not focus on exporting minerals from Odisha.

The reason behind Orissa Electricity Regulatory Authority (OERC)’s plan to hike power tariff: Analysis based on information from Bimal Pandia’s blog

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For the last several months various media reports have made the following points regarding the power situation in Odisha:

There is a power crisis in Odisha and the government plans to do power cuts.
GRIDCO will get a 1000 crore loan from the government. I.e., it is in a bad situation.
OERC hiked the power tariff by 30%.

Bimal Pandia has some of the facts behind all these in his blog. Following is an excerpt from his blog.

OERC has noted that the Grid Corporation (Gridco) – which buys power from producers and sells to distribution companies – has suffered huge losses and by the end of year 2009-10 the loss may well surpass 1,500 crore rupees. While the loss to Gridco is true, not many people know that the loss was – to a large extent – an outcome of very low power supply from Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC), the state owned corporation that owns hydro-power units in Orissa.

The Gridco procures power from various sources at OERC fixed rates. As per the process, Gridco had informed the OERC that Orissa will require a total of 18,726.15 Million Unit (MU) in the year 2009-10. It then informed about the sources from which it intends to procure and meet this requirement. Like the Gridco, other players in the power supply network like the power producers, transmitters and consumer representatives also submitted their design power generation, expenditure burdens and what price they expect etc. Taking everything into account the OERC decides quantity of power to be supplied to Gridco and their rate. It also decides power tariff for consumers and end users. While going through this process for the year 2009-10, the Gridco had submitted its plan to meet Orissa’s power requirement. There is no point for guessing that hydro power being the cheapest among all sources was and is the first choice for Gridco. The Gridco, relying on OHPC sources, had estimated that it will get 6,184.44 MU from OHPC. However parties appearing for the consumers submitted that this was a too conservative estimate and ‘Gridco has merely accepted the data submitted by the OHPC and has not done independent assessment of hydro power availability’. They submitted that ‘the availability of power from state hydro stations would be around 7,680 MU in FY 2009-10 as against the GRIDCO proposal of 6,184 MU’. But the OERC negated consumer’s estimation and instead agreed to the estimates made by Gridco. Though, OERC did not agree to consumer’s assertion that the consumers are losing out on cheapest energy, still 6184 MU from the OHPC in the year 2009-10 was the single most dominant procurement source for Gridco. This allotment constituted about one-third of its total energy procurement target for the year at a very cheap rate of 57.66 paise per unit on an average with power from Machhkund being the cheapest among all hydro power centres at 13.90 paise per unit and Indravati being the costliest at 73.35 paise.

In contrast, other sources – from which Gridco budgeted to procure the remaining two-third of required power – were 3.35 to 5.2 times costlier. The purchase rate – fixed by OERC – from Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) owned thermal power plants is 193.70 paise per unit; from Central Power Generation Corporation (Primarily NTPC) is 197.31 paise; from central hydro sources like Chukha, Tala and Teesta is 190.30 paise; from Captive Generation Plants (CGPs) in Orissa is 300 paise; and from renewable sources at 269.43 paise per unit. OHPC’s power, being the cheapest and the largest source, was expected to moderate all these costly sources and keep Gridco’s total purchase cost at 2,923.80 crore rupees for 19,619.11 MU of power required for Orissa in the year 2009-10, at 148.27 paise per unit.

So the power sources, per unit cost, units to be made available etc. were all decided by the OERC. Had everything gone as per the plan, Gridco would not have bled losses. But that was not to be. OHPC – the most vital source that moderated Gridco’s total purchasing cost to a reasonable level – faltered in making committed supply to the Gridco. For a period OHPC’s supply almost dried up as if its reservoir beds have gone bare. At the last count, OHPC managed to produce just 4,136.139 MU till 25 March, 2010. With only six days remaining of this financial year, the OHPC is expected to produce another 60 MU. This will take OHPC’s total energy production for the year 2009-10 to about 4,200 MU. This is a mere two-third of what was expected from it. Because of this huge deficit supply from the OHPC, the Gridco was forced to scout for other suppliers to plug the gap. That has undone all calculations and caused severe losses to Gridco. As the other sources from which Gridco gets supply are already stretched, they are in no position to make additional supply to Gridco. Even if they make supply, the cost will be many times more than that of OHPC’s power. Now, Gridco has no other way than to purchase power from wily producers at exorbitant cost. Some privately owned CGPs, with whom the Gridco has purchase agreement, charge OERC fixed rate up to the agreement level. Beyond that… it’s the producer’s fiefdom – to grab profits as much as possible from the Gridco’s misery. The negotiations are held hardly on equal terms. The OERC plays no role there; it does not have any jurisdiction to play either. Naturally, power rates spiral with the summer heat. In such a similar situation, the Gridco purchased power at more than 800 paise per unit last year. The situation is ripe to worsen this year. Gridco has lost substantial units of very low cost energy – hydro power – and is now compensating that loss with very high cost energy.

The above explains the situation very nicely. Mr. Pandia then gives the data on the reservoir situation and says that they are in better shape (based on March 1 data) than previous years. But then he speculates that some "cleaver ploy is cooking." I think his analysis in the excerpt above explains the situation nicely. In short the initial OERC tariff was based on some assumption on how much power will come from OHPC. Now that OHPC did not supply that amount of power the last year (leading to 1000+ crore loss to OERC) and may not supply that amount this year, obviously OERC has to revise its tariff based on the new reality of how much power will come from where and how much will it cost.

Moreover, all these have not much to do with whether Odisha is a power surplus state or not. There is now a power market in the country. It is a question of balancing the cost of power and the revenue from the consumers.

National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) plans to set up three hydro power projects in Odisha: one in Sambalpur district and 2 in Sonepur distric

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Following is from a report in Business Standard.

The National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) plans to set up three hydro power projects in Orissa with an aggregate generation capacity of 300 Mw.

These projects will be developed in joint venture (JV) with the Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC). Meanwhile, NHPC has sent a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) to the Orissa government for approval, sources said.

The three projects, namely Sindol-1, Sindol-II and Sindol-III, would be developed by NHPC in the first phase on a pilot basis. All these projects are located on river Mahanadi. Sindol-1, at Deogaon in Sambalpur district, will have a capacity of 90 Mw. Similarly, the installed capacity of Sindol-II, located at Kapasira in Sonepur district, will also be 90 Mw. The largest among the three, Sindol-III, located at Godhaneswar in Sonepur district, will have a generation capacity of 120 Mw. NHPC will have 51 percent stake in the joint venture company and the remaining 49 percent will be held by OHPC.

Sources said, NHPC has in principle agreed to provide 100 percent power to be generated from these units to the state grid. However, it is awaiting the final nod of the Union ministry of power in this regard. Though OHPC earlier proposed to develop these units on its own, the government has changed its mind in favour of a joint venture with NHPC.

… It may be noted, the government planned to develop about nine hydro-electric projects in the JV mode, out of which three projects would be set up in the first stage. The identified projects are Middle Kolab Hydro-Electric Project, Tel Integrated Project, Lower Vansadhara Project, Balijori Hydro-Electric Project, Khadago Project, Salki Hydro-Electric Project, Uttei and Roul Integrated Project, Mahanadi-Brahmani river link and Baramul Hydro-Electric project.

Tourism initiatives: Developing Digha-Talsari, International Convention center in Bhubaneswar, and Hotel management institutes in Balangir and Rourkela

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Following are excerpts from a report in Business Standard.

The Orissa government has urged the Centre to develop Digha-Talsari tourism circuit to attract more tourists to these locations. It is proposed to be developed in public-private-partnership (PPP) mode.

Since the state government has already identified 700 acres of land for the project, the state has urged the Union ministry of tourism to initiate measure for the development of this circuit.

It figured in the discussion of the chief minister Naveen Patnaik with the visiting Union minister of state for tourism, Sultan Ahmad in the state secretariat today.

Ahmad is reported to have agreed to provide Central support for the international convention centre being planned in Bhubaneswar.

“The chief minister has proposed the setting up an international convention centre to attract tourists to Orissa. We will consider the proposal”, Ahmad told the media after meeting Patnaik.

… On the extension of the ‘Maharaja Express Classical India’ train to Bhubaneswar, the minister said, the ministry would consider and hold discussion on it after the state government sends its proposal.

… Since the existing packaging of the train is for 12 days and 11 nights, it can come from Delhi via Bodhgaya-Kolkata to Bhubaneswar by extending the package to 12 days and 12 nights.

Similarly, the state government has sought the conversion of the status of Food Craft Institute at Bolangir into an Indian Institute of ~~Health~~ Hotel Management (IIHM). The state government would provide additional land for it. Besides, the government has also urged the Centre to set up a IIHM at Rourkela, Mishra added.

Emami paper mills plans to invest 500 crores to increase its production capacity in Balasore, Odisha

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Emami currently has manufacturing facilities in Balasore and Kolkata. Following are excerpts from a report in Economic Times about its future plans.

Emami Group company Emami Paper Mills (EPM) on Friday said it will invest around Rs 500 crore to double its newsprint production capacity to 3 lakh tonnes per year in the next two and half years.

… "We will invest around Rs 500 crore on increasing the production capacity of our plant in Orissa. After the expansion, we will double the capacity to 3 lakh tonnes a year," Emami Group Director Aditya Agarwal said.

EPM has two plants in Orissa and West Bengal with a total production capacity of 1.5 lakh tonnes of newsprint per annum.

Agarwal said the firm will start a new line to hike production at its Orissa plant and will mainly be used for recycling papers.

The Odisha government should go after establishing a paper product cluster around this plant as the output and the byproduct of the Emami plant can be used for a whole bunch of paper products. See http://dir.indiamart.com/industry/paper.html for a list. A similar cluster should also be planned near Rayagada where JK plans a new pulp mill.

CIL, GAIL and RCF to come together to produce urea and ammonium nitrate at Tachler, Odisha reviving the FCI plant there

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Following is an excerpt from a report in Business Standard.

Mining major Coal India (CIL), Gas Authority of India (GAIL) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) will come together to establish a project for producing urea and ammonium nitrate at Tachler, Orissa.

CIL has earmarked about 5.5 million tonnes of raw coal for the scheme, which once washed will come down to approximately 3.7 million tonnes of coal with less than 30 per cent ash content. Subsequently, GAIL is to gasify the fuel to produce urea and ammonium nitrate.

“The exact investment figures have not been fixed as the technology that will be utilised to produce urea and ammonium nitrate is still being studied. But an estimated few thousand crores are likely to be spent,” CIL chairman Partha S. Bhattacharyya said.

…“The joint venture (JV) has been mandated to produce a sizable amount of urea as well as 20-30 per cent of the annual ammonium nitrate requirement of CIL,” he added.

… Moreover, the JV is expected to revive the Talcher unit of the Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCI), as the project is expected to undertaken there.

Apart from easy access to coal, the Talcher unit has other infrastructural advantages including a coal-gasification plant, a heavy water plant and an urea plant already in place.

NTPC plans 500MW wind and solar energy projects in Odisha

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Following is an excerpt from a cleantechnica.com report.

NTPC Ltd., formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation, is planning to develop 500MW wind and solar energy projects in the Indian state of Orissa. NTPC is India’s largest power generation company and generates a big majority of power from coal-fired power plants. However, the company is now foraying into renewable energy and low carbon intensive generation technologies like hydro, nuclear and renewables.

The company recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Orissa government in order to obtain approva for setting up the power plant. Orissa is a coastal state located in the south-eastern part of India. In addition to significant offshore wind resources, Orissa also blessed with substantial solar energy resource. The company has signed similar MoUs with the government agencies in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, all highly potential areas on India’s energy map.

PIB: CCEA NOD for Rs. 1156 crore Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project; 200+ crores for Odisha

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Following is from http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=59882. The Odisha part and some other important parts are highlighted in red by me.

CCEA Decision

The CCEA today approved a Rs.1156 crore World Bank assisted Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project. This project is to be implemented over the next five years by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The World Bank’s contribution as soft loan/IDA credit is around Rs. 897 crore (78%). This ICZM project assumes special significance in the context of climate change since one of the definitive findings of the IPCC relates to the increase in mean sea levels as a result of global warming.

The ICZM project has four main components:

1. National ICZM capacity-building at a total investment of about Rs.356 crore which will cover (i) mapping, delineation and demarcation of the hazard lines and delineation of the coastal sediment cells along the mainland coast of India; (ii) mapping, delineation and demarcation of environmentally-sensitive areas that require protection; (iii) establishment of a National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management at Anna University, Chennai; and (iv) a nation-wide training programme for coastal zone management.

2. ICZM activities along the Gulf of Kachchh and in Jamnagar District in Gujarat at a total investment of around Rs.298 crore.

3. ICZM and wetland conservation activities in two stretches of the Orissa coast (i) Gopalpur-Chilika; and (ii) Paradip-Dhamra at a total investment of Rs.201 crore.

4. ICZM activities in Sunderban, Haldia and Digha-Shankarpur regions of West Bengal at a total investment of Rs.300 crore.

The project would develop capacity and institutions to effectively implement the CRZ Notification 1991, to control pollution of coastal waters and to expand livelihood options for coastal communities. The elaborate and extensive exercise in hazard mapping along the 7500-km coastline, which is being done for the first time, by the Survey of India at cost of Rs.125 crore will greatly assist in protecting coastal communities and infrastructure located in coastal areas.

The total number of direct beneficiaries of the project is close to 15 lakhs, while the number of indirect but identifiable beneficiaries will be close to 6 crore. The initial set of three states have been selected on various grounds including pressure on coast, presence of critical ecosystems, risks of natural hazards, etc. The Asian Development Bank is supporting a less comprehensive shoreline management project in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. It is envisaged that the second phase of ICZM would take up the other coastal states with project preparation in all remaining coastal states commencing immediately.

Of special focus in the project will be identification and demarcation of coastal fragile areas like mangroves, brackish water wetlands, coral reefs, etc based on which a new category of “Critically Vulnerable Coastal Areas”(CVCAs) would be designated and appropriate management plans implemented for their preservation and regeneration. These would include areas around Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Khambat in Gujarat, Malvan, Vasasi-Manori,Achra-Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Karwar and Coondapur in Karnataka, Vembanad in Kerala, Bhaitarkanika and Chilika in Orissa, Coringa, East Godavari and Krishna in Andhra Pradesh,Sunderban in West Bengal, Pichawaram and Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu etc.

This is the second World Bank assisted project of the Ministry of Environment and Forests to be approved by the CCEA in the past two weeks. The first was a Rs. 350 crore project for initiating the process of remediation, rehabilitation and restoration of contaminated hazardous waste/municipal solid waste dumpsites in the country. There are over 120 such sites in different states and this project would be launched to clean-up 2 sites in Andhra Pradesh and 8 in West Bengal to begin with, apart from to prepare a national plan for remediation and restoration of all legacy contaminated sites which have become public health hazards.

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Three dieties including Lord Jagannath in 32 attractive dresses: Samaja

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Eight days remain for the deadline by which the new trains, extensions and frequency-increases announced in the 2009 Railway Budget are supposed be operational

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Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee had announced during the 2010 Railway budget that all new trains, extensions and frequency increases that were announced in the 2009 budget will be implemented by the end of March 2010. That day is 8 days away. Following are the trains mentioned in 2009 budget and the subsequent time table that are relevant to Odisha and that are yet to be implemented.

2745/46 Puri-LTT weekly express (weekly): SECR announcement has come regarding its implementation. See this and this. With the implementation of this connectivity between Bhubaneswar and Mumbai will further increase to a daily Konark express and four times a week trains via Angul.
5643/44 Puri-Kamakhya Express (weekly)
8107/08 Rourkela Koraput Express (daily)
2281/82 Bhubaneswar- New Delhi Duranto express (weekly)
2847/48 Howrah Yeshvantpur Express (weekly) – This train may be scrapped as a new 2245/46 Howrah-Yeshvantpur Duronto express, which was not in the 2009 budget (nor in the time table), was suddenly introduced few months back and the 2010 budget increases the frequency of that train to 4 times a week. If the 2847/48 is scrapped then it will be a loss to Odisha as the Duronto has no commercial stops in between.
2821/2822 Howrah-Bhubaneswar Dhauli Express (daily) – Extension to Puri.
8415/16 Puri-Kendujhargarh Express (daily) – Extension to Barbil. [Finally done on 8th February, 2012]
2443/44 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express – Frequency increase to 4 times a week. Prior to 2009 budget it was 2 times a week. Some time back after the 2009 budget it was made 3 times a week. Once it becomes 4 times a week there will be a daily Rajdhani between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi. (Update: Became 4 times a week in the end of April 2010.)

In addition the 8495/96 Bhubaneswar – Rameswaram Express, which was announced in the 2007-08 Railway budget, is yet to be operationalized. The delay has been due to the gauge conversion that was going on on part of the route. It is complete now. So this train should start running any day now. (Update: It will start on May 21, 2010.)

Looking ahead the trains relevant to Odisha that were announced in the 2010 budget are:

Guwahati-Mumbai(Weekly) via Howrah-Tatanagar-Jharsuguda-Bilaspur-Nagpur unreserved train. [Done: December 2010]
Howrah-Chennai- Puducherry- Madurai – Rameshwaram-Kanyakumari-Bangalore – Mysore – Chennai-Howrah Bharat Tirth tourist train (?)
Howrah- Vizag- Hyderabad- Araku- Howrah Bharat Tirth tourist train (?)
Ahmedabad-Puri-Kolkata-Gangasagar-Varanasi-Allahabad-Indore-Omkareshwar-Ujjain-Ahmedabad Bharat Tirth tourist train
Puri – Howrah daytime Duronto [Done: December 7 2010]
Howrah-Katpadi(Vellore)-Puducherry Express via Bhubaneswar (Weekly) [DONE: April 2010]
Haldia – Chennai Express (Weekly) [Done: December 2010]
New Jalpaiguri – Chennai Express (Weekly) [Done: January 2011]
Bhubaneswar-Pune Express (Weekly) [Done: February 24 2011]
Sambalpur-Howrah Express (Weekly) [Done: December 11 2010]
~~Howrah – Berhampur Express (Tri- weekly) (?)~~
Baripada – Shalimar Intercity Express (Tri – weekly) [Done: January 2011]
Howrah – Shirdi Express (Weekly) [Done: February 24 2011]
Puri – Valsad Express (Weekly) via Katni- Bhopal – Vadodara [Done: February 2011]
Puri-Digha Express (Weekly) [Done: December 11 2010]
Bhubaneswar-Khurda Road Passenger [Done: January 2011]
Naupada-Gunupur Passenger (after gauge conversion) [Puri-Palasa passenger extended to Paralakhemundi from December 18 2010]
2807/2808 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin Samata Express from 3 days to 5 days [Done: January 2011]
2831/2832 Bhubaneswer-Hatia Garib Rath to Dhanbad (Tri-weekly) [Done: January 9th 2011]
8425/8426 Puri –Raipur Express to Durg (Daily) [DONE: August 1 2010]
8447/8448 Bhubaneswar-Koraput Express to Jagdalpur (Daily) [Done: December 17 2010]
209/210 Puri-Dhenkanal Passenger to Talcher Road (Daily) [Done: December 18 2010]
Howrah-Sri Satya Sai Prasanti Nilayam Express (weekly) [Not announced in the budget but announced during the budget discussion in the parliament.] [Done: February 2011]

Jindal’s $10 billion plan for Odisha includes Coal to liquid plant and power plant

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Following is an excerpt from a report in Economic Times.

… "The state has received an investment proposal of Rs.101,100 crore (Rs.1 trillion/$22 billion) from Jindal Steel and Power. About $10 billion has been proposed for the new coal-to-liquid project," a senior official of the state steel and mines department said.

The project includes the coal-to-liquid plant, the thermal plant and a coal washery.

A coal block has already been allocated to the company in Angul district, over 160 km from here, by the central government. And the steel producer and power utility is now looking for about 2,000 hectares of land for the project, Naveen Jindal said.

"About three sites were being explored and the company prefers a location near the coal block," a senior company official said.

Also, Jindal is building a 12.5 million tonne steel plant, a 1,320 MW capacity power plant and an industrial complex in the same district. The company requires about 4,500 acres land for the steel and the power plant. "About 4,000 acres has already been acquired," the official said.

"The work on the steel and the power plant is going on and we hope to commission one part of the power plant and the steel plant by the end of this year," he said.

Chandrahas Choudhury’s Arzee the Dwarf among the finalists for the Commonwealth prize

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The list of finalists is at http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/news/news/detail.cfm?id=601. Following is from Samaja:

Amtek Metal & Mining Ltd (AMML) to set up a mega auto park with an associated two million tonne per annum (mtpa) integrated steel plant and 500 Mw power plant at Tangi in Cuttack district with an investment of 15820 crores

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Following is an excerpt from a report in Business Standard.

The Orissa government today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amtek Metal & Mining Ltd (AMML), for setting up a mega auto park with an associated two million tonne per annum (mtpa) integrated steel plant and 500 Mw power plant at Tangi in Cuttack district.

The project envisaging an investment of Rs 15,820 crore, is expected to generate direct and indirect employment for 33,000 persons. Out of the total projected investment, Rs 2050 crore is proposed to be invested for mega auto park in phases.

While the total land requirement for the projects is estimated at 2500 acres, about 550 acres will be required for the mega auto park. … AMML’s project consists of ferrous foundry, steel forging plants, steel fabrication plant, open die forging plant, special fastener, aluminium die casting plant, alloy steel plant and ring gear blank plant among others. It would transfer the hot metal from blast furnace to auto park for production of auto components.

… “With the signing of the MoU, we expect greater interest from the national auto industry which will help create an auto hub in the state”, Patnaik remarked. Taori said, the company would adopt ITIs and the polytechnics in the state to impart skill training to the unemployed youth in Orissa.

Odisha received 2% of the central funding since 2004: Is Bihar Times right?

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Following is an excerpt from an article in Bihar Times.

… fund flow from the center to states takes place in one of the following four ways:

Proportionate Tax Devolution as specified by Finance Commission

Grant in aid again following the Finance Commission formula

Central Investments (at sole discretion of federal government)

Loans (at discretion of federal & state government)

It is obvious from the above mechanism that federal government enjoys absolute discretion only in the matter of central investments. Central benevolence towards specific states can be decided only on the basis of the investments it is making there.

For a judicious assessment of UPA led central government it would be pertinent to consider a period starting from 1st April 2004 till date. A cursory look at the figures for the period under consideration, as exhibited in the following chart, has an interesting story to tell. Four states, viz. Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, together make up for 50% of the central investments. In rupees terms, their share corresponds to one lac five thousand fifty five crores (INR 10,55,52,13,00,000) of the total central investments of two lac nine thousand and fifty crores (INR 20,90,47,34,00,000). Further, a major chunk of this has been allocated to just two states that is Maharashtra at 16% and West Bengal at 15%. In contrast, Bihar got only 3.87% of the central investments. Madhya Pradesh (3%), Rajasthan (3%) and Orissa (2%) lagged further behind.

I am not sure how the above was calculated. But if the numbers are right then this should be brought to the notice of the Odisha government and leaders. (Thanks to Kanhu Roul for the pointer.)

Odisha 2010 budget figures from Dharitri

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Cuttack people unhappy with trains bypassing Cuttack: An easy solution

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Recently unhappiness is brewing because of various trains bypassing Cuttack. See the following news item from Samaja.

I believe there is a easy solution to this: Develop the Naraj station to have express train stops and develop the accessibility of the Naraj station from the roads that goes from Naraj to Bidanasi side of Cuttack.

I wrote about it earlier in http://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/archives/1967. Following are some excerpts from that article.

Naraj Station lies across Kathjodi river about 1 km away from the bridge. It is about 2 kms from the proposed 2nd campus of Ravenshaw university, 3-4 km from Bidanasi-CDA and within 1 km from the proposed Sri Sri University.

Several trains in the BBS (Bhubaneswar)-SBP (Sambalpur) line such as 2893 (BBS-BLGR superfast), 8304 (Puri-SBP Intercity), 8405 (Puri-ADI), 8507 (VSK-ASR) skip Cuttack and go via Naraj without stopping there. By developing the Naraj station a bit more, developing the road between the station and the bridge, and introducing stops at Naraj station people in Cuttack will be able to easily access these trains.

… Naraj is really very close to Cuttack; much close to Cuttack than Barang or the proposed station between Barang and Patia. Also, Naraj station is much closer to the newer parts of Cuttack (such as CDA and Bidanasi) than the Cuttack station. Also, a lot of development is planned near Naraj that includes the Sri Sri University, National Law University and 2nd campus of Ravenshaw University. …

There were some concerns regarding the overlap with the proposed New Barang station between Patia and Bhubaneswar. I think with the rate Cuttack-Bhubaneswar area is growing even if a major station in the form of a New Barang station comes up, it will be still a good idea to have a express stop station in Naraj.

In the not too far future the greater Bhubaneswar area would need five stations: Khurda Rd, Bhubaneswar, New Barang, Cuttack and Naraj. The following map shows the five stations and the distance between them.

Samajaâ€™s Shilpayana Supplement on Odisha: Editorial and links

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Update: The complete Shilpayana supplement is at http://www.thesamaja.com/slide.htm.(Thanks to kalahandia for this pointer.)