Quote:The Odisha Urban Academy has been set up by Govt. of Odisha under the Housing and Urban Development Department, which is functioning since 2021 as a pioneering training and capacity building institution in the field of water and wastewater service provision for enhancing the quality and level of service in the sectors through customer satisfaction. It is imparting training and capacity building courses to all levels of professionals starting from workers to managers to enable them to remain up-to-date with state-of-the-art, innovative, advanced technologies and management skills to run the urban development sector business effectively.

Quote:Odisha CM lays foundation for ‘Applique Hub’ at Pipili

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today laid foundation for an ‘Applique and Handicrafts Hub’ at Pipili in Odisha’s Puri district. The project is likely to benefit over 6,000 local artisans.

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The Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department of the state government will set up the applique hub with an expenditure of Rs 80 crore. The project is likely to benefit over 6,000 local artisans, said the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

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According to reports, the five-storey building will have all modern facilities including shops, amphitheatre, interpretation centre, audio-visual and training centre, demonstration areas, green rooms, toilets and parking space. The building will also have conference and banquet halls, reports said.

• Archery academy in Rairangpur
  
• Ayurvedic college and hospital
  
• AIIMS satellite center
  
• Campus of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Rairangpur
  
• IIIT 
  
• A branch of Indian Institute of Forest Management  (IIFM) in Rairangpur
  
• Two Navodaya Vidyalayas and Rairangpur and Karanjia
  
• OUAT campus
  

Quote:A 12 km access-controlled elevated corridor up to Lingipur Square, featuring 6 elevated lanes(flyover) and 6 service lanes - a total of 12 lanes.

From Lingipur to Puri - a 6-lane highway with 4 service lanes (2 on each side) - making it a 10-lane corridor.

Quote:Highway Flanking Lanes: Dedicated two-lane service roads will be laid on both sides of the 67-km corridor of NH-316 connecting Bhubaneswar and Puri.

Elevated Urban Corridor: A new six-lane elevated corridor will be engineered across an 11-km stretch extending from Saptsati Square to Lingipur Square. This structural intervention is expected to heavily reduce traffic bottlenecks within Bhubaneswar city limits.

Capital Region Expansion: Works Department Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan announced that an expansive eight-lane service road framework—comprising four lanes on each side—will also be constructed along NH-16 stretching from Palasuni to Tamando to streamline traffic flow within the capital region.

Quote:Based on reports from early May 2026, a "Nalanda-style" Gaurav University (also referred to as part of a "Glory Project") is planned to be established in Odisha near the Chilika Lake area, specifically targeting the vicinity of Karakhola Hill in Khallikote, Ganjam district.

Key details surrounding this development include:

• Location and Purpose: The project is intended to be located near Khallikote, aiming to boost tourism, enhance regional development, and increase revenue in the Ganjam district.
  
• Vision: The university is designed to reflect the architectural and educational spirit of the ancient Nalanda University, focusing on a "Nalanda-style" campus, according to reports.
  
• Administrative Actions: Forest officials, including the DFO (District Forest Officer) Amala Nayak, have been involved in identifying land, with discussions on utilizing spots like "Samalasi Gopi Kuda" (Samalasi Gopal Kuda) and surrounding forest/hilly areas.Environmental
  
• Context: The project is planned on Karakhola Hill, near the shores of Chilika Lake, and involves coordination between the tourism, forest, and developmental departments.
  

This development is distinct from the recently inaugurated new campus of the Nalanda University in Rajgir, Bihar, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 19, 2024.

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The Government has approved an eastern coast railway project forming part of the Howrah–Chennai High Density Network. The corridor spans from Kolkata through Odisha covering Balasore, Bhadrak, Jakhapura, Haridaspur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda and Berhampur, and extends into Andhra Pradesh through Naupada, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam up to Vijayawada and Chennai. This stretch is being developed as a four lined corridor to ease congestion and improve connectivity. The project will benefit major ports such as Kakinada, Machilipatnam and Gangavaram, strengthening cargo movement and logistics.

The project includes 3 mega bridges, 58 major bridges, 416 minor bridges, 73 underpasses and 3 flyovers, along with a 2.7 km elevated railway line, with a total track length of about 458 km. Designed for high density, high capacity and high speed operations, it will address heavy traffic across the corridor. The project is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 51.5 crore kilograms annually, supporting a shift from road to rail and improving environmental sustainability.

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