The current bridge has 3 lanes. It is getting crowded. So another bridge will add another 3 lane. See news items on this at 

https://odishabytes.com/another-bridge-t...k-traffic/

Quote:Manas Ranjan Sethi, Superintending Engineer, OB&CC told the media that the construction work of the bridge is likely to begin in September and has been targeted to be completed by the end of 2025. The bridge will have four lanes with footpaths and lighting facility, he added.

As per https://sambadenglish.com/odisha-cm-sanc...-memorial/ the CM has sanctioned 10 crores for the development of Pt. Raghunath Murmu memorial.

BPO company Concentrix to set shop in Bhubaneswar.

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Efforts are being made to designate Puri Ratha Jatra as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (https://ich.unesco.org/en/home )
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As per https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi...794542.cms the union cabinet approved to collocate nursing colleges with medical colleges that were established since 2014. Odisha will get 7 such colleges. Those will be most likely at: Balasore, Baripada, Koraput, Balangir, Puri, Sundargarh and Keonjhar. 

As per https://mobilenews24x7.com/2023/odisha-n...n-country/ and https://odishabytes.com/huge-leap-odisha...-in-india/ and https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/202...india.html Odisha is ranked 3rd happiest among large states in India according the survey done by https://happyplus.in/the-happiness-survey/

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So far SDIs are located in (see https://www.hsscindia.in/skill-development-institute/ )

• Ahmedabad: https://www.sdiahmedabad.in/
  
• Bhubaneswar: https://sdibhubaneswar.co.in/
  
• Kochi: https://www.sdskochi.com/
  
• Guwahati: https://sdiguwahati.com/
  
• Rae Bareli: https://sdiraebareli.org/
  
• Vizag: http://www.sdivisakhapatnam.com/
  

• Mumbai (operational): https://iismumbai.org/
  
• Ahmedabad
  
• Kanpur 
  

Following is an excerpt from the press release.

Quote:Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar and IIT Bhubaneswar have signed an MoU to explore AI application in medical sciences.

AIIMS Bhubaneswar executive director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas and IIT Bhubaneswar director Shreepad Karmalkar signed the MoU Tuesday evening at AIIMS.

... Both the Institutes have agreed to extend collaboration in advancing research for public health applications like early diagnosis of disease and outbreaks, Artificial Intelligence and data analytics, biomedical engineering and technology, disease prediction modelling, digital health, development of tools, equipment’s and strategies for diagnostic and therapeutic use.

This endeavour will aid in finding solutions to the current challenges in the public health and patient treatment in the region. Application of cutting-edge technology into health care will have immense translational value in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, said AIIMS Bhubaneswar executive director Dr. Ashuotsh Biswash. The collaboration will focus on application of Artificial Intelligence with relation to various health disorders, Material development, App development, Wearable sensor development, Image based diagnostics, AI & Data Sciences enabled Smart health monitoring system, and Early warning systems among others, added Dr. Biswas.

... The Institutes will also focus on dedicated laboratory development. An advanced research Centre called “Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology” which will largely include biomedical signal processing, advanced characterization, detector fabrication for imaging, additive manufacturing for designed materials, bio tracker and biosensor development for mental health care, is also planned under this collaboration.

... The Institutes also agreed to develop and offer joint academic programmes involving technology and healthcare as well as academic credit sharing mechanism. ...

Both the Institutes will focus on dedicated facility development and explore the use of advanced medical equipment for Artificial Intelligence enabled patient care services. This will provide Joint Academic Programmes that include short summer courses for MBBS and BTech Students. Also, research dissertation and Thesis work for Doctoral (PHD/MTech) Students. Patenting, product development, technology transfer, and Industry collaboration are other aspects that this collaboration will address. It will create research motivation among students using high end technology.