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Rourkela 150806105130 Lva1 App6892
Rourkela 150806105130 Lva1 App6892
Rourkela 150806105130 Lva1 App6892
ORISSA
Suraj Potdar
Sonam M. Pathan
LOCATION
State- Odissa
Country-India
District-Sundergarh
The area around the rail line has the urban townships.
The Rourkela Airport is in the west of the city. The airstrip was built in
the sixties. The Airport offers limited flights to some cities and is not
open for public
Rourkela, one of India's most important
industrial cities, is located in
Sundergarh district of western Odisha.
The area is rich in iron ore and due to this reason has many
industrial plants located here.
The Steel authority of India (SAIL) has one of its biggest plants -
The Rourkela Steel plant- located here.
The Brahmani River flows in the
west of the city. This seasonal
river is formed by the confluence
of two small tributaries the Koel
and the Sankh and flows at the
periphery of Rourkela city.
Parts of the Rourkela city developed after the setting up of the Rourkela
steel plant here.
The new parts of the city are Pamposh, Rourkela Township, and Ambagh.
The inhabited urban areas are Udit Nagar, Pamposh, Aam Bagh, Railway
Colony, and the Industrial Estate or strip.
• The main township and the steel plant are separate by a hillock,
which acts as a natural buffer.
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