The city of temples, Bhubaneshwar is one of the fastest
growing hub for the IT industry. The capital of Odisha, and a business hub for
the while area, Bhubaneshwar has proven its metal in recent times. The pace of
development of the city, has yielded it the title of one of the fastest growing
city in terms of the industries and IT hub. With the recent advancement in the
direction of making it a smart city, the government has started to invest into
the long-term plans. This will help the city immensely in the longer run and to
help it attain the sustainable development.
Each of the 100 cities, selected to be developed as smart
city, has the potential of being an ideal city and a source of inspiration for
the remote cities. The satellite towns are still dependent in the commercial
hub of Odisha, and survive by doing business here. The small-scale industries,
mid-level industries, and the heavy industries, all are abundant here. Not only
Bhubaneswar, but also the towns like Rourkela, etc., are the major constituent
of the profit, made by the government. The 2nd tier towns of the
state also contributes hugely into the net profit share.
Major factories and industries located in Bhubaneshwar are
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Forest based Industries
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Minerals
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Ferro Alloy
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Sugar
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Fertilizers
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Hand looms
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Iron and Steel
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Aluminum
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Information Technology
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Cement
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Paper
The first steel plant of Independent India, was set up in
Odisha, named Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). It made the regional headquarter at
Bhubaneshwar. The total production of Rourkela Steel Plant is currently roughly
around 2 million TPA of crude steel. The major product produced by the plant is
Auto Chassis steel. With the ever-growing demand of automobiles and the
advancement in the automobile sector, the production is also increasing rapidly.
The material, after manufacturing is then supplied to and transported to
different cities in different part of India, for further assembling. Truckload
of processed goods is transported via roadways or railways. Mainly, the places
which have manufacturing and assembling part of automobiles, imports the items.
There are very limited places where the actual crude manufacturing is done, and
RSP is one of the key player of it.
Apart from that, other steel products, like TMT Bars, Steel plates, Guarders, etc., are manufactured and supplied to the concerned sectors like construction companies and Railways for laying tracks.
This provides employment to many people in many ways, directly or indirectly. The people not directly linked with the production, through the plant are investing and earning through transport sector. People are engaged in transport sector, transporting the processed or unprocessed goods to their respective destinations, either directly to the market or to further manufacturing unit. This connects and complete the chain for further actions.
Apart from that, other steel products, like TMT Bars, Steel plates, Guarders, etc., are manufactured and supplied to the concerned sectors like construction companies and Railways for laying tracks.
This provides employment to many people in many ways, directly or indirectly. The people not directly linked with the production, through the plant are investing and earning through transport sector. People are engaged in transport sector, transporting the processed or unprocessed goods to their respective destinations, either directly to the market or to further manufacturing unit. This connects and complete the chain for further actions.
Not only steel, but there are other production factories are
present as well.
Arguably, the cement production, is the second largest in the
state, and one of the major industries in Bhubaneshwar. There are two main
cement manufacturing factories, where one is at Rajganjpur and other is at
Bargarh. Almost all the major cement companies namely Ultra Tech, ACC, Lafarge,
Ambuja, etc. have set up the production unit in these areas.
The cement from the factories is either sent directly to the retail market, or to the construction companies. This is done by the mutual agreement of the buyer and the seller.
The cement from the factories is either sent directly to the retail market, or to the construction companies. This is done by the mutual agreement of the buyer and the seller.
The location of Bhubaneshwar and availability of natural
resources, allowed the companies and factories to survive and to flourish.
Decades have passed and the development in the old economy like Steel, Iron and
Aluminum, has never stopped, and neither it stopped the arrival of the new
economy, the IT sector. The strong administration and stable government also helped
a lot to nurture and nourish what already was present and simultaneously making
way for the new to come. Often, the attachment from the old doesn’t let the new
to come, but this was not the case with Bhubaneshwar. The government as well as
the citizen, welcomed the digital age and opened the gate to their city for
better future.
In terms of paper production, the city is one of the key
player in the entire region. The paper production is done in abundance and is
supplied via the transport services to the entire region either by trucks or
trains. One of the major profit maker to the state is paper production.
The agricultural products and forest products are also a
good source of income for the people here. The sugarcane production results in
Sugar manufacturing and again, transporting it to the entire region. The Sugar
manufactured is of superior and export quality.
Many self-help groups have established the hand looms and
kept alive their tradition and culture. Most of them produces khadi, or the
traditional Oriya wears. Different schemes by the government for the betterment
of the society and empowering the women, are enabling them to set up their own
small scale industries for the livelihood.
About the Information Technology (IT) sector, the city, government,
and the citizens, all made it potential place to become an IT hub. The process
towards this direction has already started. With the monopoly of the places
like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Noida etc., in the IT sector, Bhubaneshwar has
proved its metal and has started to shine very rapidly.
Giant IT Companies like
Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Mahindra Satyam, etc. has already set the companies here.
Apart from that, there are many startups with great potential are being set-up
in the city. The hub of all these companies are in Info city area, with some
exceptions obviously.
The city has a great future and will flourish in the longer
run. The ability of the citizen and administration to accept the changing times
and move forward with it, helped it bag the IT industry. This proves, the
sooner one moves towards the digitization, the better it gets.
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