The civil aviation ministry has approved a proposal to set up water aerodromes in the country, and has identified Chilika Lake in Odisha, Sardar Sarovar Dam and Sabarmati River Front in Gujarat in the first phase for the development of…
AIIMS Bhubaneswar changed the plan a bit to start Air Ambulance Service soon with landing pad for Helicopter
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here will start the first-of-its-kind air ambulance service. The authorities are in the process to finalise a site to construct the landing pad for the helicopter ambulances. AIIMS has revised its earlier…
Coastal highway projects worth Rs 7,500 cr to commence in Odisha after state govt nod
The Centre plans to execute two coastal highway projects in Odisha at an estimated cost of Rs 7,500 crore post the state government’s nod. “Two coastal highway projects of 415 km length are planned in the state of Odisha with…
Odisha may soon have its own Maharaja Styled super luxurious train
Following the steps of Rajasthan, Maharashtraand Karnataka, now Odisha is keen to have its own Super Luxurious Tourist trains styled in old Maharaja legacy. The development came after the Indian Railways in an effort to boost tourism, proposed to states…
Mahindra, Azure Power, Hero propose to set up 100 Mw solar plants in Odisha
After a slow start, Odisha is seeing traction from private players in solar power. Mahindra Susten, Azure Power and Hero Future Energies have proposed to install solar plants of 100 Mw capacity apiece in the state. “We have received proposals…
National Centre for Disease Control branch to be setup in Odisha by Union ministry of health and family welfare
The Union ministry of health and family welfare will set up a branch of the National Centre for Disease Control here to boost research on communicable diseases prevalent in the state. The centre, with its headquarters in New Delhi, has…
Direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Ahmedabad, Pune still in talks but no slots available there
Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) on Thursday announced direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Ahmedabad. Similarly, another direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata will be launched from August 1. IndiGo airline will start its operation and the schedule of services has…
Bhubaneswar Operations Center and six reincarnated Parks inaugurated in the city by CM
In order to streamline the traffic system of the capital city, the state has installed adaptive traffic signal control system or intelligent traffic system at 50 intersections of the city. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated it at AG…
Bhubaneswar New station, mobile app inaugurated in the city before RathaJatra
A new railway station in Bhubaneswar and a host of other infrastructure projects were inaugurated today ahead of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra festival beginning July 14. The Bhubaneswar New station, constructed at a cost of Rs 30 crore, was dedicated…
Compressed Natural Gas CNG stations at CDA sector – 1 and Bidyadharpur at Cuttack inaugurated
Marking another significant development in the spread of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga in Odisha, Hon’ble Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated two Compressed Natural Gas CNG stations at CDA…