Following is from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarda_Road_Airstrip .

Quote:Amarda Road Airstrip, also known as Rasgovindpur Airstrip (IATA: IN 0074) is a former wartime airfield located near Rasgovindpur village in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, India.

History
The Amarda Road airstrip, as it was called in war terminology, spreads across an area of nearly 600 acres. Built in the 1940s at a cost of Rs 3 crore, it was eventually abandoned after the war. It was probably named as Amarda Road Airfield because of the nearby Amarda Road railway station. The airfield was used by No. 136 Squadron RAF,[2] No. 177 Squadron RAF[3] and No. 607 Squadron RAF. The 'Air Fighting Training Unit', formed in February 1943, was also based here.

... Aircraft of the RAF and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) would regularly fly from this space to China via Chabua (Dibrugarh), Jorhat and Vijaynagar across the infamous hump route over Arunachal and East Tibet.

Amarda Road and other neighbouring airfields - Dhalbhumgarh, Dudhkundi, Salua, Digri, Salbani and Chakulia - formed a web of airfields created by the Allies to stop the impending Japanese advance in the east. During the war, Amarda Road was, to put it simply, a battle hub. After the war was over, most airfields, including this one, fell into disuse. Today, only the Kalaikunda airstrip, which was declared an Air Force Station in 1954, exists.

Present condition
Eight decades after the base was built, the 11,000 feet (3,400 m) concrete runway is still intact, though the buildings that once cluttered the edges are gone.

There are proposals to renovate the airstrip for future operations under UDAN scheme from 2022.

Links: 

1. https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/238 
   
2. https://erail.in/station-live/BBS 
   
3. https://erail.in/ 
   

IndiaOne Air starts flights between Bhubaneswar and Jeypore.

Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/3-driving-training-institutes/ .

Quote:3 Driving Training Institutes
By Tathya Correspondent - October 19, 2022

Bhubaneswar: ... 

... the institutes will be run by the society under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. About Rs.2.67 crores will be provided to the society for procurement of training vehicles, dual control driving devices, simulators, workshop equipment and training equipment for each institute. Other expenses for operation and management of the institute will be borne by the private partner.

... At present, one such institute is fully functional at Chhatia of Jajpur district on PPP mode. Ashok Leyland company is managing it. The institute has 150 seats.

... Both light and heavy motor vehicle (LMV and HMV) driving training will be provided in these institutes.

The training period for heavy vehicles will be 30 days and for light motor vehicles, the training period will be 21 days.

Ashok Leyland, which has special experience and expertise in this field, will jointly manage the day-to-day operations of the institutions. Free training with accommodation and food will be given to youths from various districts of Odisha in these institutes. The accommodation and food expenses of the students during the training period will be borne by the government.

Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/3-driving-training-institutes/

Quote:3 Driving Training Institutes
By Tathya Correspondent - October 19, 2022

Bhubaneswar: ...

Construction of three new driving training and research institutes at Sundargarh, Berhampur and Keonjhar has been completed. 

... the institutes will be run by the society under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. About Rs.2.67 crores will be provided to the society for procurement of training vehicles, dual control driving devices, simulators, workshop equipment and training equipment for each institute. Other expenses for operation and management of the institute will be borne by the private partner.

... At present, one such institute is fully functional at Chhatia of Jajpur district on PPP mode. Ashok Leyland company is managing it. The institute has 150 seats.

The newly constructed institute at Keonjhar will have 134 seats, while the one at Sundergarh will have 150 seats, and Berhampur will have 140 seats. Both light and heavy motor vehicle (LMV and HMV) driving training will be provided in these institutes.

The training period for heavy vehicles will be 30 days and for light motor vehicles, the training period will be 21 days.

Ashok Leyland, which has special experience and expertise in this field, will jointly manage the day-to-day operations of the institutions. Free training with accommodation and food will be given to youths from various districts of Odisha in these institutes. The accommodation and food expenses of the students during the training period will be borne by the government.

Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/subarnarekha-port-boosts-skill/ .

Quote:Subarnarekha Port Boosts Skill
By Tathya Correspondent - October 22, 2022

Balasore: Subarnarekha Port Private Limited (SPPL) has set up a centre of J N Tata Vocational Training Institute (JNTVTI), the premier skill development training institute of Tata Steel, at Baliapal in Balasore district of Odisha. ... 

The centre, located at Baliapal College of Physical Education (BCPE) campus, is equipped with best-in-class classroom infrastructure along with hostel and mess facilities for both boys and girls. It opened with 32 students in the first batch. It will add 4 more batches in the next 6 months to onboard 125 candidates, who will be trained to become Site Safety Supervisors, Civil Supervisors and Mechanical Fitters.

Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/odisha-tops-rail-stn-devp/ 

Quote:Bhubaneswar: For the first time, the Union Government has sanctioned the highest number of railway station development projects for Odisha, said Union Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw here. 

Work has been started at the land of Lord Jagnnath for making the Puri railway station a world-class station while work for Bhubaneswar city is also started meanwhile, he said.

Similarly, the railway stations at Sambalpur, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Bhadrak, Rayagada, Berhampur, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Balasore, Dhenkanal, Angul, Talcher, Paradip, Balugaon, Mancheswar, Jeypore, Paralakhemundi, Titlagarh, Bolangir, Kesinga, Bargarh, Kantabanji, Bhawanipatna, Jharsuguda Road, Redhakhole, Baripada, Jaleswar, Barbil, Rairangpur, Jharsuguda Jn and Brajarajnagar will also be redeveloped as world-class station, said the Railway Minister.

... The sanctioned new railway line projects are–Jeypore-Nabarangpur, Jeypore- Malkangiri, Raipur-Jharsuguda, Sambalpur-Gopalpur, Koraput-Jagdalpur, Rourkela-Jharsuguda, Junagarh-Nabarangpur, Rourkela-Bondamunda, Muramura- Chakulia and Banspani-Barbil. New projects have been sanctioned for all most districts of the State, he pointed out.

Following is an excerpt from https://www.businessinsider.in/odisha-ge...434643.cms 

Quote:Odisha gets a GI tag for its own rasgulla, two years after West Bengal won the ‘sweet battle’

The eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal got into a bitter battle for the sweet – with both states claiming be the place of its origin. 

... However, Odisha too received a GI tag for its own version of the rasgulla, the milk-based sweet.

According to the certificate from the Geographical Indication Registry of the Government of India, the Odisha Small Industries Corporation Limited (OSIC) and Utkala Mistanna Byabasayee Samiti (Utkala Sweetmakers Business Body) will be the proprietors for Odisha’s rasgulla.

...  The government had then fought for a GI tag claiming that the sweet was offered in the Jagannath temple of Puri, one of the country’s most famous temples.

Following is an excerpt from https://www.prameyanews.com/odishas-kand...rty-award/

Quote:Bhubaneswar, Oct 17: Odisha’s ‘Kandhamal Haladi’ (turmeric) has won National Intellectual Property Award for 2021-22 getting the highest vote in the agriculture category.

Kandhamal Haladi (turmeric) was the most liked geographical indication in Agriculture under the GI category.

Following is from https://kalingatv.com/state/bhubaneswar-...-vaishnaw/ .



Following is an excerpt from https://kalingatv.com/state/bhubaneswar-...-vaishnaw/ .

Quote:Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar railway station to be catered with world class facilities, said railway minister of India Ashwini Vaishnaw during his visit to Odisha today.

According to reports, the planning, designing and tender work for the re-modulation of the railway station has been concluded, said Ashwin Vaishnaw. He also added that the ‘Bhumi Pujan’ will be done very soon, assured by the minister. He had also reviewed the arrangements today.

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