Namaskar,
This news letter focuses on yet another set of topics of our motherland. ( All Nilachakra mails can also be viewed at http://nilachakra.blogspot.com )
1. News updates from Orissa.
2. Incredible Orissa.
3. Oriya Film Festival snaps at Nilachakra under menu bar3.
4. Orissa panorama, Vision 2030
5. J o b Update at Nilachakra. Please log on to Nilachakra
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1. News updates for Orissa : Couple of good news from Orissa. Details at Nilachakra
· Tata Steel expedites activities for steel project in Orissa
· Britain keen to invest in Orissa
· Plans to develop south Orissa into industrial hub
· Konark Urban Haat to be opened soon
· Software major Honeywell picked 69 students from GIET, Orissa
· State observes 91st birth anniversary of Biju Patnaik
· State Bank to open 250 ATMs in Orissa
· MCL opens one more mine in Angul
· Orissa State Secretariat to go high-tech
· NIT Rourkela to introduce Bio-medical engineering courses
· BMC to plant 10,000 trees to make Bhubaneswar beautiful
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2. Incredible Orissa.
· Largest Brackish Water Lagoon. Chilka lake in Orissa, the largest water body in Asia, has an area of 916 sq km now. It used to be 1, 165 sq km.
· A 23-feet giant Estuarine crocodile in Orissa has been crowned the world's largest. The reptile, named Baula Kumbhira (crazy crocodile), lives in Bhitarkanika sanctuary and has entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
· Hirakud Dam, the fourth largest in the world, Chilka, the largest brackish water inland lake in Asia, stretches over an area of 1100 sq. km. The largest Lion Safari of India, and the only White Tiger Safari in the world, are located in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
· The southwestern part of Orissa contains the largest concentration of tribal people in the sub continent. There are more than 62 distinct tribal groups of indigenous people in Orissa. They have retained their tradition inspite of the onslaught of the modern civilization. They consist of more than 1/4 of the state's population. It is the largest collection of tribal people in a single state in the country.
· Orissa hosts the largest arribada, or turtle nesting ground, in the world.
· The world’s largest black rock, stretching over a radius of 3 km is located at Daringibari, Orissa.
· Orissa stations Asia's largest free education resudential school for three thousand tribal children.
· The Jagannath temple kitchen at Puri is reputed to be the largest kitchen in the world, with 400 cooks working around 200 hearths to feed over 10,000 people each day.
· The world's oldest coins were discovered in Sonepur, in western Orissa. These priceless silver punch marked coins could be as old as 1000 BC. They are preserved in the Orissa State Museum.
· Bhubaneswar, the capital city was the home of over 600 magnificent temples in medieval times. It is called the "temple city" of India.
· The city of Sambalpur in western Orissa was one of the world's most prominent centers of diamond production. Travelers from lands as far away as Greece used to visit the city.
· Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, was born and grew up in Cuttack city in Orissa.
· Puri is one of the four Dhams - Hindu centers of pilgrimage. Every year, millions throng all over Puri to witness the famous Rath Yatra.
· The ancient people of Kalinga sided with the Kauravas during the great Mahabharata war.
· The Sinhala (people of Sri Lanka) are named after Raja Jai Sinha, an ancient Oriya king.
· Rasgolla, the sweet delicacy enjoyed all over India, originated from Puri, Orissa. It became popular in Kolkata in the nineteenth century and eventually spread across the rest of the country.
· Oldest Lady of India belongs to Orissa. CNN-IBN first reported about Fulla who was 120 years old and died recently at her resident at Kanarpur village in the coastal district of Kendrapada.
· Orissa – highest producer of hematite ore. Orissa Produced about 30.2 Metric tons of iron ore in 2003-04 with a share of over 25 percent of India’s total production of hematite plus magnetite ore. Orissa’s hematite ore production recorded a growth of about 82 percent between 2001-02 and 2003-04. In 2003-04, Orissa produced highest hematite ore in the country.
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3. Orissa Vision 2030 :
The Vision for the planning area perceived around the following Core Ideas:
· Cuttack and Bhubaneswar as twin cities in COMPLEMENTARY role.
· Transformation of the Bhubaneswar - Cuttack Urban Complex to a world class urban centre as an important gate way for national and international investments.
· Promotion of cultural, built and natural heritage in a sustainable manner.
· The road map to achieve the vision will include the following;
· To generate higher service facilities for attracting various developmental activities, investors and industrial houses.
· To generate facilities and activities to support small investor, informal sectors and slum inhabitants and rural migrants
· To improve the Transport Network system for faster communication and high standard linkages between the growth centers and their rural hinterlands.
· To provide decent housing for all sections of people living in the region
· To transform the whole region to a pollution free zone with conservation of bio- diversity and environment.
· To manage the natural and human resources for followed development.
· To frame land policies and development proposals for eradicating bottlenecks for future development.
· To formulate a Disaster Management Policies to tackle natural hazards.
· To provide high levels of physical and social infrastructure ensuring safe drinking water, improved sanitation, well distributed education, health, recreation and cultural facilities.
· To convert the region to a learning and cultural centre for the state as well as nation.
· To transform the region to a hub of tourism through preserving and promoting the rich cultural heritage, with high standard facilities and convenience.
· To design an effective development control mechanism with a high value of public serviceability.
· To reenergize the institutional and administrative system to manage future urban development in the region.
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4. Oriya Film Festival at Bangalore ended with a grand finale: ( Snaps available at Nilachakra under menu bar3 )
Friday the 9th of March afternoon was tunefully celebrated as the grand finale of Oriya Film Festival at Bangalore. The event started with another renowned award winning and internationally nominated Oriya movie "Puja Pain Phulatie".
Thanks a lot to all Oriya brothers and sisters who attended the festival and justified it a stunning success with overwhelming presence and heart throbbing, sprinting participation.
Lots of appreciations to the members of the following cultural groups for making the show one of the biggest success among Bangalore Oriyans.
---- Information & Public Relations department, Govt. of Orissa ( The driving force behind this majestic success )
---- Orissa Cultural Association ( The pathfinders of all Cultural initiatives )
---- Sree Jagannath Temple Trust. ( Valuing the Culture of Orissa )
Final day highlights were : -
1. Screening of Oriya Film "Puja Pain Phoolatie" at 4 PM.
2. Show commentator and anchor Miss. Sucheta Priyadarshini
3. A devotional song from "Gitagobinda" by singer renowned singer Minati Bhanja marked the beginning of the show.
4. Guest welcoming and Speech and Prize distribution ceremony.
5. Cultural Program
· Initiated by funny and tinkling comedies by prominent Oliwood comedian Sri. Bhakta Prahallada Charan Pattanaik, well known in Orissa as "Hadu bhai".
· Lines from "Gitagobinda" by renowned singer Mrs. Minati Bhanja, Balram Bal, Ramachandra Behera Mr. Sukant Bal, and Sukant Kundu
· Bhajan collections on Lord Jagannath by Singer Minati Bhanja and Sri. Susant Ku. Kundu.
· Speectacular Oddisi dance show casing "Shiva Puja" by National awardee Puspita Mishra and Troop.
· Most attracting and ground thrilling energetic Ghumura dance by artists from Kalahandi. This was the most vibrating and energizing event as they performed a gymnastic drum dance in group.
· Acrobatic dance by Gotipuas from Puri.
· Chaiti Ghoda dance with a funny presentation of fish recipe by group from Chaudwar.
· Famous Sambalpuri dance " Rangabati rangabati kanaka lata" by 6 girls that made all the audience come over the dais and join the girls.
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