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Sambalpur owes its name to her. Chiplima (Chipilima Hydro Electric
Project (CHEP)) located about 37 km from Sambalpur, it is known for a
natural fall (24.38 meter in height) harnessed for generating electricity.
It is an ideal picnic spot and famous for
Ghanteswari Temple, the
presiding deity of the place.
Ghanteswari Temple played an important role for river navigation in
the past. The second planetarium of the state is being set up Burla in
Sambalpur. The Government of Odisha has allocated five acres of land on
which the planetarium would be constructed on 2 acres of land.
Soon after the completion of the planetarium a science park would
be set up at the remaining 3 acres of land. The construction of the
planetarium building which began in 2012 is over and now remains the
installation of the devices and machine which would get over soon after
which the it would be open for the people.
Getting There
Hirakud
Dam located at 21 km northwest of Sambalpur via NH53. Taxis and regular buses
are available easily to ply
within these two location.
Sambalpur has two railway
stations, the main Khetrajpur and the Sambalpur Railway Station. The main
station is about 3 km from the city centre whereas the second one is a
little closer and most trains also stop here.
The daily trains departing from Sambalpur main station-Kolkata (12 hrs):
Koraput-Howrah Express (8006,1640); Puri (6 1/2 hrs): Tapaswini Express.
Jharsguda Railway Station, about one hour journey by bus from Sambalpur
provides connections for Mumbai and Delhi (via Katni).
There are also two bus terminal
(Govt. and the private), about 3 km from the city centre, the main VSS Marg
Bus Terminal, Private bus terminal. The private terminal has more regular services to
major towns in the area. Regular buses go to Bhubaneswar, Puri and Cuttack.
Taxis and auto rickshaws are
available for visiting the places of interest and for excursions. There are a number of
moderately priced hotels in the town.
The nearest domestic airport is
Swami Vivekananda Airport, located in Raipur, 269 km west of Sambalpur.
It is about four hours
drive to Swami Vivekananda Airport
from Sambalpur. To make arrangements for a taxi from Airport to
Sambalpur, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents that have
counter in the Airport.
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