Orissa Background

Orissa, referred to as “The Soul of India”, is a mystical land where the past and the modern today form a harmonious blend. The state is filled with awe inspiring monuments, thousands of master craftsmen and artists, numerous wildlife sanctuaries, stunning natural landscapes .

Orissa is one of the prosperous states of India owing to its fertile land and rich mineral resources viz. coal, iron and bauxite. The state is booming towards a big industrial growth in the near future. Orissa is also emerging as a player in outsourcing IT and IT services.

Orissa, enclosed on the west by the heavily forested hills of the Eastern Ghats and on the east by almost 500 km seashore of the Bay of Bengal, is a attractive state covering an locality of 156, 000 sq. kms. It is enclosed by Jharkhand on the north, West Bengal on the north-east Andhra Pradesh on the south and Chhattisgarh on the west.