Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Kushabhadra River of Orissa


Kushabhadra river forms the complex of river systems which form the distributaries of the Mahanadi River and branches off from the river Kuakhai, which is a tributary of the river Mahanadi, at Balianta and flows in a south western direction towards Nimapara and Gopa area for 70-80 kms before sinking in to the Bay of Bengal near Ramachandi Temple, 24 km east of Puri in the Puri District of Orissa. Dhanua River is its main tributary of Kushabhadra river.

Indravati River of Orissa


       Indravati river of Odisha is a tributary of the Godavari River, located in central India. Indravati river originates from the Eastern Ghats of Dandakaranya range in Kalahandi district of Orissa and flows in a westerly direction, enters into Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh state. It again travels in the westerly direction and then in southern direction before  meeting Godavari River at the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
      The river during its course forms the boundary between the states of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh at various places. Most of the river course is through dense forests of Bastar. The length of the river is 535 km with a drainage area of 41,665 square km.
The Indravati is also known as the "lifeline" of the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, one of the greenest districts in India.

Thursday, 24 January 2013

List of Districts in Orissa


There are 30 districts in Odisha. The are given in alphabetical order.


  1. Angul
  2. Boudh
  3. Bhadrak
  4. Bolangir
  5. Baragarh
  6. Balasore (Baleswar)
  7. Cuttack
  8. Debagarh
  9. Dhenkanal
  10. Ganjam
  11. Gajapati
  12. Jharsuguda
  13. Jajpur
  14. Jagatsinghpur
  15. Khurda (Khordha)
  16. Keonjhar
  17. Kalahandi
  18. Kandhamal (Phulbani)
  19. Koraput
  20. Kendrapara (Kendrapada)
  21. Malkangiri
  22. Mayurbhanj
  23. Nabarangpur
  24. Nuapada
  25. Nayagarh
  26. Puri
  27. Rayagada
  28. Sambalpur
  29. Subarnapur (Sonepur)
  30. Sundargarh



Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Biju Patnaik Airport of Orissa


Biju Patnaik Airport also known as Bhubaneswar Airport, is situated in the city of Bhubaneswar, Orissa. It is currently the only major airport of Orissa. It is named after the former Chief Minister of Orissa Biju Patnaik, who was also famed as an aviator and freedom fighter.

List of Diploma (Polytechnic) Colleges in Orissa


These are the list of all Diploma or Polytechnic colleges present in Odisha.


  1. Adarsha School of Engineering and International Polytechnic, Angul, Orissa

List of Engineering Colleges in Orissa


These are the list of all Engineering colleges present in Odisha.

  1. All India Institude of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar

List of Distance Education Institutes in Orissa


These are the list of all Distance Education Institutes present in Odisha.


  • All India Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar