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Orissa

The state of Orissa is based on the east coast of India. Bhubaneswar is its largest city and serves as a capital at the same time. There are 30 districts in the state with the 11th largest populous state. The basic language that is spoken here is called Oriya.

As it is situated along the seashores, hence, it has quite rich natural resources. Also, it has some really beautiful and amazing locations, which is the case with places situated close to sea side. Along with this, there are some great monumental places that lure more and more tourists. As Bhubaneswar is the largest city, it has the largest on offer as well; one can visit a lot of temples and forts in the city and also around the state. The Lingaraja Temple of Bhubaneswar, the Jagannatha Temple of Puri, the Sun Temple of Konark and the Barabati Fort of Cuttack are the places which are considered momentous in attracting and promoting tourism.

Climatic conditions are similar to the parts that are situated on coastlines, plenty of rain is experienced by the state and that let it produce some of the basic crops of the country, for instance, it produces two corps of rice, annually.

Considering the economic importance, it has a great part to play in attracting the foreign investments. It’s all because of its location and the resources that nature has endowed it. It is an amazing place to invest in field like steel, aluminum, and refineries, in fact, a large investment have been made to build some steel companies in this state and there are already some very big names who are taking part in it.

It is not only the natural resource, but, brains, here are also quite amazing as Orissa is fast getting reputed in the field of Information Technology. Another famous thing about Orissa is that it has a big Dam which is named as Hirakud Dam. Although, it contributes towards the growth of the country in general, but, there have been some issues that are to be sorted out which are regarding the environmental threats.