Wandering Destination: Rourkela
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| Vedvyaas on the banks of Koel river |
Facts about Rourkela [1]:
- The name Rour kela in the local tribal language of Sadri means "Our Village"
- Fourth largest city of Odisha after Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur
- Rourkela is the industrial capital of Odisha.
- RSP - One of the largest steel plants of SAIL is situated here.
- It also has one of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) of the country.
- City is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by rivers.
- Any weather season is extreme here.
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| NIT Rourkela campus |
Cityscape:
- Indira Gandhi Park (IGH)
- National Institute of Technology ( Campus infra, Butterflies, Flowers, Monuments)
- Vedvyaas (Mahashivratri, Vedvyaas Mela)
- Hanuman Vatika
- Ambagan Market / Ispat Market
- Ispat Neharu Park
- Ghat
- Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP)
- RSP Nursery at sector-4
- Panposh bridge
- Maria Pahar Catholic Church
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| Indira Gandhi Park (IGP) |
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Places Near by:
- Gudguda waterfall
- Kansabahal Dam
- Pitamahal Dam
- Khandadhar waterfall Top
- Kharikamunda
- Kiriburu and Saranda forest
- Birtola (Bireswar Temple, rockcuts)
- Mehua jungles
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Chowks in Rourkela:
Hotels in Rourkela:
- Dalma Restaurant
- Mayfair
- Madhuban
- Sarovar
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Photo essays related to city life of Rourkela:
- People at Work from Rourkela
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| Temples of Hanuman Vatika |
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More Information:
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rourkela
[2] http://nitrkl.ac.in/
[3] http://www.orissatourism.org/
[2] http://nitrkl.ac.in/
[3] http://www.orissatourism.org/
Lovely! I am now inspired to visit Rourkela which, till I read your blog post, I thought was a boring industrial town.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kalpanaa. Every cloud has silver lining. Apart from these destinations in Rourkela, there are many spots around it. I will certainly write after I travel there :-)
DeleteThis is a handy guide for those who would be willing to visit Roorkela! Very nice post...
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Sindhu
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Thanks Sindhu :-)
DeleteFirstly , I didn't actually know the meaning of Rourkela... and secondly thanks for the useful information... :-)
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