Interesting features of Bhubaneswar: a Temple City VS. Smart City

  What are some important and interesting features of                   Bhubaneswar??

To an outsider, it may puzzle, whether Bhubaneswar is only a city full of temples,i.e. temple city, or it's something considered to be a smart city. 

Thus it's my privilege to share a clearer perspective of it, being a resident of Bhubanswar.

Yes, you heard it right. It's not only a culturally rich temple city but also one of the globally ranked smart cities.

HISTORY:

Well, let me start with its Foundation Day being celebrated on April 13, as on this date in 1948, the capital of Odisha was shifted from Cuttack to Bhubaneswr.It has a history of over 3000 years, emerging with thhe Mahameghabahana Chedi dynasty around 2nd century BCE.

It's popularly known as 'Mandiramalini' or the Temple City of India. Because, it has innumerous temples situated on its periphery since time immemorial. In fact, the city, is said to have been named according to a temple named 'Bhubaneswari'.                                                                                                                                                                     There are, many famous temples situated in Bhubaneswar, such as Lingaraj Temple, Rajarani Temple,Kedar Gouri, Ananta Basudev etc.     

DEVELOPMENT:

 There has been significant developments taking place in Bhubaneswar from time to time for the benefit of people.

TOURISM:  You can see there are many places in Bhubaneswar which attracts tourists from all over the world. A few among them are as following: 'Nandan Kanan' zoo, 'Khandagiri' and 'Udayagiri' caves, Lingaraj and many other temples, State Museum, Museum of Natural History, Pathani Samanta Planetarium etc.

Of course, these are places of great interest for people from other regions of Odisha as well.                

AIRPORT: Bhubaneswar Airport turned international on July 10, 2015.           

BUSINESS RANKING: World Bank Doing Business 2009 report ranked Bhubaneswar at number 3 in terms of ease of doing business. 

TOWN PLANNING: German town-planning engineer, Otto Kolenigs Berger prepared the master plan of the city.

                                  

Bhubaneswar, the capital city of the Indian state Odisha, has becme the first Indian city to win the elusive Pierre Lenfant International Planning excellence award 2017 for its town planning process. The award was given out by the American Planning Association (APA) for good and advanced town planning and engaging its residents in the planning process.
                                          

The APA Awards recipients were honored at the Awards Luncheon at APA’s National Planning Conference in New York on May 8, 2017. 

                                                    

TRANSPORTATION: 

Odisha Govt. has facilitated city bus service for the general public, transportation system being updated through digital technology, such as 'Mo Bus', 'Mo Cycle' which greatly benefits the students as well.

Also there's a facility of free wifi service provided by the government for the general public to use for the purpose of availing these services.

HOSPITALS:

Apart from the Unit-6 hospital, which has all the amenities provided to its patients, another important milestone in this field is that of All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Apart from many other private hospitals such as Amri, Sum, Apollo, schools and colleges, such as Doon, KIIT, SAI which are quite eye catching, still there are countless educational institutions which greatly benefit the students in their career building. One such example is that of NISER, i.e., National Institute of Science Education and Research which is quite unique of its kind in India.

 
 There are countless shopping malls in Bhubaneswar, such as Esplanade, Pantaloons, etc. to just name a few only.
OPEN AIR GYMS 

These features serve the purpose of physical and mental wellness of the general public. 

                                 

CONCLUSION:  

At last, I just want to say, all that has been mentioned here, is just a tip of an iceberg. Will try to share lot many on the different aspects of Bhubaneswar.

Thank you for reading this. Your valuable comments will be highly appreciated.