eassy on odisha transportation
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Odisha has a network of roads, railways, airports and seaports. Bhubaneswar is well connected by air, rail and road with the rest of India. Some highways are getting expanded to four lanes. Plans for metro rail connecting Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack, a journey of 30 km, have also started.
Air Edit
Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar
Odisha has a total of two operational airports, 17 airstrips and 16 helipads. The airport at Jharsuguda was upgraded to a full-fledged domestic airport in May 2018. The government of Odisha also plans five greenfield airports at Angul, Dhamra, Kalinganagar, Paradip and Rayagada in an effort to boost intrastate and inter-state civil aviation. Existing aerodromes at Barbil, Gopalpur, Jharsuguda and Rourkela were also to be upgraded. The Dhamra Port Company Limited plans to build Dhamra Airport 20 km from Dhamra Port. Air Odisha, is Odisha's sole air charter company based in Bhubaneswar.
Angul – Savitri Jindal Airport
Bargarh – Sativata Airstrip
Bhawanipatna – Utkela Airstrip (being prepared under UDAN scheme)
Bhubaneswar – Biju Patnaik International Airport (functioning regularly)
Brahmapur – Berhampur Airport
Cuttack – Charbatia Air Base
Jeypore – Jeypore Airport (being prepared under UDAN scheme)
Jharsuguda – Veer Surendra Sai Airport (functioning under UDAN scheme)
Rourkela – Rourkela Airport (being prepared under UDAN scheme)
Sambalpur – Hirakud Airstrip
Seaports Edit
Gopalpur Port
East Coast Railway headquarters, Bhubaneswar
Odisha has a coastline of 485 Kilometers. It has one major port at Paradip and few minor ports. some of them are:
Port of Dhamara
Port of Gopalpur
Port of Paradip
Port of Subarnarekha
Port of Astarang
Port of Chandipur
Port of Chudamani
Port of Palur
Railways Edit
Major cities of Odisha are well connected to all the major cities of India by direct daily trains and weekly trains. Most of the railway network in Odisha lies under the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) with headquarters at Bhubaneswar and some parts under South Eastern Railway and South East Central Railway.
Explanation:
Tourism in Odisha is one of the main contributors to the Economy of Odisha, India, with a 500 km (310 mi) long coastline, mountains, lakes, natural biodiversity and rivers. Odisha is one of the major tourism sectors of India, with various tourists' attractions, ranging from wildlife reserves, beaches, temples, monuments, the arts and festivals. Other than wildlife reserves, beaches, temples, monuments, the arts and festivals, the Odisha Tourism Development Corporation, a Public Sector Undertaking of Government of Odisha, is also developing tourism sector of Odisha and India.