Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Odisha Plans 645 km Ring Roads
The Odisha government is planning to build three big ring roads that will be 645 kilometers long in total.
These roads will go around important cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, and Paradip.
The biggest road will be 432 kilometers long and will connect Paradip to Puri.
There will also be a smaller 148-kilometer road from Cuttack to Khurda and a 65-kilometer inner road in Khurda district.
Additionally, they are planning new railway lines: one from Puri to Konark (32 km) and another from Konark to Bhubaneswar (70 km).
The goal is to make these areas grow more by helping industries, tourism, and other important sectors.
The Chief Minister wants the officers to work fast and make special plans to develop these cities as important places for growth.
They will also focus on making tourism better in the region.
Odisha plans three ring roads totaling 645 km in the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region.
The largest ring road (432 km) will connect Paradip to Puri via Tangi, Saptasajya, and Rameswar.
A 148 km ring road will connect Cuttack to Khurda, and a 65 km inner ring road will be built in Tamando, Khurda.
Proposed railway lines include a 32 km line from Puri to Konark and a 70 km line from Konark to Bhubaneswar.
The Chief Minister directed officers to develop the region as 'growth hubs' and expedite the project in coordination with NITI Aayog.
- Who
- Odisha government, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
- What
- Planning three ring roads and railway lines in the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region
- When
- Details made public at a high-level meeting on Wednesday
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Why
- To drive industrial growth and develop the region as 'growth hubs'
- Total Length
- 645 km
- Main Ring Road
- 432 km (Paradip to Puri)
- Secondary Ring Road
- 148 km (Cuttack to Khurda)
- Inner Ring Road
- 65 km (Tamando, Khurda)
- Proposed Railway Lines
- 32 km (Puri to Konark) and 70 km (Konark to Bhubaneswar)
- Chairperson
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
- Key Attendees
- Housing and Urban Development Minister, Chief Secretary, Development Commissioner
