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Travel Rourkela... |
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| How to Reach Rourkela : | |||||||||
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Rail :
Rourkela has direct trains from Chennai, Bombay, Calcutta, New Delhi,
Bhubaneshwar, Sambalpur, Ahmedabad, Cuttack. |
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| ›› Vedavyas: | |||||||||
| Vedavyas is a place of natural beauty also considered as a 'Tirtha', is situated 9 km away on the confluence of the rivers Shankha, Koel and Saraswati. There is also a Vedic Ashram and a Gurukula system school here. | |||||||||
| ›› Mandira Dam: | |||||||||
 Situauted 30 kms from Rourkela, construted for water supply to Rourkela
and other near by places. The Mandira Dam is an ideal for hoilidaying and
picnic. Boating facility is also available. |
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| ›› Darjeeng: | |||||||||
| Located 51 kms from Rourkela, on NH 23, it is a beautiful place on the river Brahmani, ideal for picnickers. Deodarha, a gorge on the river is 2 kms walking away. | |||||||||
Set in the lap of nature,
Rourkela is a large industrial town, surrounded by hills. Rourkela came
into prominence in 1955 with the establishment of the first three public
sector steel plants. It also has the beautiful Indira Gandhi Park and a
zoo and the Hanuman Vatika in the center of the city. 
The Garden located in the heart
of Rourkela has the statue of Hanuman, which is the tallest statue in
Asia, measuring 74 ft and 9 inch. The garden on 13 acres of land has large
complex of temples. 
