Following is from a PIB release.

Six laning of 6,500 km of National Highways comprising 5,700 km of Golden      Quadrilateral and 800 km of other sections on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis following, Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) pattern has been approved at an estimated cost of Rs.41, 210 crore under National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-V, scheduled for completion by December 2012. List of sections of National Highways in different states is given below:

SIX LANING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

• Balasore and Baripada lobbying for medical colleges
• One year P.G. Diploma in Banking and Insurance Management: From Utkal University in collaboration with ICICI bank
• Careerpoint claims that 21 out of 55 succeeded in IIT JEE
• A pre-advertisement from Sri Sri University
• Chennai Business School forays into Bhubaneswar
• Sri Sri University project: a powerpoint presentation
• Latest status of WODC related private medical college in Rourkela
• Ads for IIT JEE, AIEEE, Orissa JEE and Medical coaching classes
• Plus two options in Berhampur
• Telegraph writes about progress and obstacles in making the Capital Hospital a medical college
• PM: Each state will have a central university
• Bhubaneswar based Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital get nod for MBBS programme from 2007-08
• Tathya.in has a hard hitting article on the IIT issue that blames the Congress leaders for their ineptitude
• Cabinet approves new scholarship scheme for tribals

Balasore city and district web pages

• Balasore.net
• Balasore district
• Orissa.net: Balasore district information
• Chandipur news

Universities in Balasore-Chandipur.

• Fakirmohan University, Balasore

Research institutes in Balasore-Chandipur.

Medical/Dental Colleges in Balasore-Chandipur.

• Various other medical and medical technology institutions

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

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

Engineering Colleges in Balasore-Chandipur

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

MCA granting institutions in Balasore-Chandipur

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

Pharmacy schools in Balasore-Chandipur

Autonomous Colleges with Masters programs in Balasore-Chandipur

• F.M.College, Balasore, Orissa

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

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

Fun/Culture/Tourism in and around Balasore-Chandipur

• Orissa tourism destinations: Balasore-Chandipur
• Temples in and around Balasore
• In and around Balasore: [1], [2].
• Chandipur Beach: [1], [2], [3].

Industries and Industrial infrastructure in and Around Balasore-Chandipur

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

Getting to/from Balasore-Chandipur

• Balasore is a major station in the Kolkata-Bhubaneswar train line and all major trains between Kharagpur and Bhubaneswar stop here:
  • Timings of trains to/from/through Balasore
  • Indian Railways Schedule
• Balasore is on NH 5.
• Nearest airports from Balasore are in Kolkata (237 kms) and Bhubaneswar (200 kms).

In recent years there has been a big jump in the number of kilometers of national highways in Orissa. Following is copied from my page "Roads and Highways infrastructure in Orissa."

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:
  • NH 5: Junction with NH No.6 in Jharkhand near Baharagora-Baripada–Baleshwar-Bhadrakh-Cuttack- Bhubaneswar-Khordha-Chhatrapur-Brahmapur– upto Andhra Pradesh Border. (488 kms)
  • NH 5A: Junction with NH No.5 near Haridaspur-Paradip Port. (77 kms)
  • NH 6: From Chhattisgarh Border-Lobarchatti- Bargarh – Sambalpur-Deogarh-Barakot- Kendujhargarh -Jashipur-Bangriposi-upto Jharkhand Border (462 kms)
  • NH 23: From Jharkhand Border-Panposh-Raurkela– Rajamundra-Barakot- Pala Laharha-Talcher-Jn. with NH-42 (209 kms)
  • NH 42: Junction with NH No.6 near Sambalpur– Redhakhol-Anugul-Dhenkanal- Jn. with NH-5 near Cuttack. (261 kms)
  • NH 43: From Chhattisgarh Border– Dhanpunji- Borigma- Jaypur–Koraput-Sunki- Andhra Pradesh Border. (152 kms)
  • NH 60: From West Bengal Border– Jaleswar – Baleshwar (57 kms)
  • NH 75: From Jharkhand Border to junction with NH No.215 near Parsora (18 kms)
  • NH 200: From Chhattisgarh-Machida-Jharsuguda– Kochinda- Deogarh –Talcher-Kamakhyanagar-Sukinda- Chandhikhol (440 kms)
  • NH 201: Boriguma-Ampani-Bhawanipatna– Belgan- Balangir-Luisinga-Jogisuruda-Dunguripali-Bargarh (310 kms)
  • NH 203: Bhubaneshwar-Pipili-Puri–Konark (97 kms)
  • NH 203A: The highway starting from its junction with NH-203 at Puri, connecting Bramhagiri and terminating at Satpada (49 kms)
  • NH 215: Panikoli-Anandapur-Ghatgan- Kendujhargarh– Parsora-Koira-Rajamundra (348 kms)
  • NH 217: From Chhattisgarh Border-Nauparha-Khariar- Titlagarh-Belgan- Ramapur- Baligurha-Sorada-Asika- Brahmapur– Narendrapur- Gopalpur (438 kms)
  • NH 224: Khordha-Nayagarh-Dashapalla- Purunakatak-Bauda-Sonapur-Balangir (298 kms)
• Vijaywada-Ranchi highway (approved by planning commission as reported in May 2006), [July 06] [The Orissa government has been demanding a NH from Vijaywada to Ranchi which will pass through the Naxal infested areas. 1200 km of this 2000km will be in Orissa. CM talked to planning comission about it.]
• Ongoing National Highway work in Orissa
• Future plans for Orissa: [1:april-28-05]; [2:april-28-05].
• Various phases of NHDP: [1]; [2]; [3]
• Other highway plans:
  • 4 laning of Chandikhol-Paradip by February-end of 2007
  • 4 laning of Keonjhar-Panikoili, Duburi-Talcher, Cuttack-Paradeep and Duburi-Keonjhar Highways. [June17-05-Pragativadi]
• Aim-for-with-high-priority/parts-of-it-in-Orissa-govt- plan(page4)-already:
  • Connect NH 215 (perhaps at Jajpur Rd) to Jenapur to NH200 (where it meets Brahmani) with a highway as Jenapur is the location where the National waterway will cross the railway line and Jenapur is 7 kms from where a branch of the line goes to Daitari and Bansapani.
  • Designate AP-border-Koraput-Raygada-Padampur- Berhampur (in NH5) as a National highway. (This will bring Koraput and Raygada, thus a big part of KBK, closer to BBSR) — a slight revision of what is in the plan
  • Designate Anandpur (NH 215)-Bhadrak-Dhamara port as an NH. (This will bring Dhamara port closer to Jharkhand, thus helping industries in Jharkhand and Orissa.)
  • Jagatpur-Kendrapara-Chandbali-Dhamara — make it an NH (alternative route to Dhamara port)
  • Panikoili/Kuakhia-Jajpur-Aradi-Chandabali — make it an NH (alternative route to Dhamara port)
  • Panikoili-Jajpur-Kendrapara-NH5a-Paradeep — make it an NH (alternative to Paradeep port)
• Orissa State Road Transport Company (OSRTC)
• Wide city roads:
  • Four-laning of the Airport-Dhamana Chhaka road in Bhubaneswar: [1]
  • Other Bhubaneswar Road plans: [1], [2]
• Bhubaneswar area road plans:
  • Being pursued: BBSR-Barang-Khuntuni-NH42; alternate route to Bhubaneswar-Cuttack via Barang; Khurda-Cuttack bypass via Pitapalli; Bhubaneswar (Uttara chhack) to Paradeep highway (Uttara chhack map)
  • Should be pursued: Bhubaneswar-Khurda Rd station (already some Puri-Adi trains bypass Bhubaneswar. So Khurda Rd could be an alternative reliever station for Bhubaneswar. Then this road would be very important.); Patia station to Pahala in NH5 (this would be a third alternative to Bhubaneswar-Cuttack especially from the hot area of KIIT, Infocity, etc.)