Meera Mohanty of Economic Times writes : Shapoorji Pallonji has agreed to buy a 51% stake in Odisha’s Gopalpur port. Orissa Stevedores Ltd (OSL), one of the three original promoters, will hold the remaining 49%. This comes as OSL’s founder…
DPR for Ambitious Coastal Highway from Gopalpur Odisha to Digha Westbengal to be ready by Feb
Detail project reports for 451-km ambitious coastal highway proposed under Bharatmala Pariyojna along the Odisha coast is expected to be completed by February next, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) informed the State government here on Saturday. NHAI Chief General…
Nice to see Odisha on radar of Apple iPhone Manufacturing Giant Foxconn for facility
Business Standard Writes : World’s largest contract electronics manufacturing company Foxconn Technology Group is eyeing Odisha as one of the possible destinations in the country for its manufacturing facility. In 2015, Foxconn had announced that it would set up 12…
Watch the beauty of Gopalpur On Sea in Odisha in this Video
Serene environment, immense sailing opportunities and loads of fun and frolic awaits you at one of the pristine beaches of Odisha namely Gopalpur on Sea. Located at a distance of 16 kms from Berhampur, the southern city in Odisha,…
After Paradip now Gopalpur to get Doppler Radar built by ISRO
Gopalpur, the Odisha district which bore the brunt of severe cyclonic storm Phailin, is all set to get a doppler radar to boost the weather forecasting system on cyclone-prone east coast. The radar, indigenously built by Indian Space Research Organisation…
IIT Bhubaneswar to develop India’s first coastal Observatory in Ganjam Odisha
Odisha government will provide 75 acre of land for establishment of Bay of Bengal Coastal Observatory in Ganjam. “The Odisha government has taken the initiative to allot 75 acre land for establishment of Bay of Bengal Coastal Observatory,” Naveen Patnaik said during the…
After Bhubaneswar and Burla, third planetarium to come up at Gopalpur
Odisha Government has asked the collector of Ganjam district for a patch of land at Gopalpur soon to set up a new planetarium. This will be the third planetarium in the state after the Pathani Samant Planetarium, Bhubaneswar, and the under-construction Burla…
Gopalpur port back in action after 2 years since Phailin hit Odisha coast
The Gopalpur port off Ganjam coast in south Odisha resumed operations today after a gap of two years with the anchoring of a cargo ship. The vessel from Sri Lanka arrived near here with a shipment of around 20,000 tonne…
Gopalpur Beach to showcase traditional art forms of Odisha every sunday
The beautiful beaches of Gopalpur will spring to life every Sunday with performances by traditional folk artists and local musicians. This is an initiative of a few youths of Berhampur and the district administration is extending all support to it.Besides promoting…
2 years after Phailin Gopalpur Port in Odisha ready to be back in action
Located in between Paradip and Vishakhapatnam port, Gopalpur is the third port on the Odisha coast after Paradip and Dhamara. Gopalpur port which was closed for last two years after being battered by two successive cyclones, is now ready to restart commercial operation.