Choudwar
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Choudwar from Dolamundai
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| Coordinates: 20°30′21.76″N 85°55′0.7″E / 20.5060444°N 85.916861°ECoordinates: 20°30′21.76″N 85°55′0.7″E / 20.5060444°N 85.916861°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Cuttack |
| Languages | Odia, Hindi, English |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 42,597 |
| Time zone | IST (+5.30) |
| Postal code | 754025 |
| Area code(s) | 0671 |
| Vehicle registration | OR/05 |
Choudwar is a city and a municipality in Cuttack district in the state of Odisha, India.
Choudwar (Odia: ଚୌଦ୍ଵାର) is located on the banks of the rivers Mahanadi and Birupa, on National Highway 05 and 42. To the north of Cuttack - an ancient town and the cultural, economical capital of the state, Choudwar has the unique distinction of being an industrial zone in Odisha state. The principal language spoken here is Odia. The STD Code of Choudwar is 0671, same as that of Cuttack, while the postal pincode is 754025/ 71 / 72.
Choudwar now comes under the Cuttack Commissionerate area and an upcoming developed city in the near future as per the plan of Odisha Govt."Vision 2030".
There are several schools which have been educating students according to the guidelines of the government of Odisha:
The region also has two regular colleges and one Textile Technology College:
Some of the current and former industrial employers in the town are
The Libra Carpets organization was functional until early the early 1990s as an EOU (Export-Oriented Unit). Plans are currently underway to revive the organization.
After being functional for more than three decades, Odisha Textile Mills had to shut down its operations owing to mishandling of company funds by the higher management. It was an Odisha state government-owned company. With a work force of over 3000, OTM was effective in providing clothing for much of India and it garnered several awards. Now, though it had been shut down for a decade, some officials still reside in company-provided quarters.
Spread across a wide area towards one end of the town is the ARC, where a part of the central government engages in aviation research and development activities.
With Kalinga tubes winding up its production units at Choudwar in the early 1980s, Dr. Bansidhar Panda, a prominent industrialist, had taken over the equipment to recreate the current ICCL (established in 1983) as a unit of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA). The Industry here is responsible for the production of Charge Chrome. At Choudwar, ICCL has an independent 108 MW coal-based Captive Power Plant unit to meet the power requirements of the two industries. ICCL sprang up as a 100% EOU and has kept with the times in achieving the requisite ISO 9001:2000 certifications. 26 November every year is celebrated as Foundation Day, which is the Birthday of the Founder chairman. ICCL has now been merged with IMFA, and the establishment is now Choudwar Division of IMFA Ltd.
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