Cuttack is the former capital and second largest city of Odisha, located on the banks of the Mahanadi River. Known as the "Silver City" for its filigree works and as the "Millennium City" for being over 1000 years old, Cuttack has a population of over 1.8 million. It has a tropical climate with high temperatures year-round and heavy rainfall during the monsoons. Major festivals celebrated in Cuttack include Durga Puja and Bali Jatra. Important landmarks include the Barabati Fort ruins, Netaji Birthplace Museum, and Ravenshaw University.

1. SILVER
CITY
CUTTACK
SUBMITTED BY:
ITISHREE DAS
(20206019)
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PROF . NIRMAL MANDAL

3. INTRODUCTION:
• Cuttack is the former capital and the second
largest city in the Indian state of Odisha.
• Cuttack is known as the Millennium City as
well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000
years and famous silver filigree works.
• The old and the most important part of the city
is centred on a strip of land between
the Kathajodi River and the Mahanadi River,
bounded on the south-east by Old Jagannath
Road. The city being a part of the Cuttack
Municipal Corporation consisting of 59 wards.
• Cuttack stretches from Phulnakhara across
the Kathajodi in the south to Choudwar in
north across the Birupa River, while in the
east it begins at Kandarpur and runs west as
far as Naraj.
• Four rivers including Mahanadi and its
distributaries Kathajodi, Kuakhai, Birupa run
through the city.

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• Cuttack and Bhubaneswar are often
referred to as the Twin-Cities of Odisha.
• Cuttack is considered as the judicial capital
of Odisha as the Orissa High Court is
located here.
• It is the commercial capital of Odisha
which hosts many trading and business
houses in and around the city. Cuttack is
famous for its Durga puja which is the most
important festival of Odisha. Cuttack is also
the birthplace of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose.
• The city is categorized as a Tier-II city as
per the ranking system used
by Government of India.

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• The metropolitan area formed by the two
cities has a population of 1.862 million in
2018.
• Cuttack, an unplanned city, is
characterized by a maze of streets, lanes
and by-lanes which have given it the
nickname of a city with Bauna Bazaar and
Tepana Galee i.e. 52 markets and 53
streets.

6. Climatic
Conditions:
• Cuttack experiences a tropical wet and dry
climate. The summer season is from March
to June when the climate is hot and humid.
The temperature around this season is
35 °C to 40 °C Thunderstorms are common
at the height of the summer. The monsoon
months are from July to October when the
city receives most of its rainfall from the
South West Monsoon.
• The annual rainfall is around 144 cm.
Temperatures are considerably lower during
the rainy season, averaging around 30 °C.
The winter season from November to
February is characterized by mild
temperatures and occasional showers. The
winter months feature chilly northerly
winds which bring down the temperature to
around 15 °C, though the bright sunshine
helps maintain the pleasant weather.

7. Festivals :
• The Cuttack City is dedicated to the
Goddess Chandi, the presiding deity of
Cuttack.
• The Cuttack Chandi Temple is located in
proximity to the banks of the Mahanadi River.
It is famous for its annual Durga Puja and Kali
Puja festivals. The Durga Puja festivities are
prominent in Maa Katak Chandi temple which
takes place for 16 days starting from dark
fortnight of Ashwina Krishna Ashtami till
Ashwina Shukla navami and Vijayadashami.
• The Goddess popularly called as Maa Kataka
Chandi, sits and rules on the heart of the
ancient city.
• Gada Chandi Temple is situated within the
premises of the Barabati Fort is one of the
oldest temples in Cuttack and is believed to be
the older temple of Cuttack Chandi before her
shift to the present Cuttack Chandi Temple.

8. Durga Puja:
• Cuttack is famous throughout the nation for
its Durga puja celebrations. Nearly 200
earthen idols of Goddess Durga are prepared
by the different Puja Committees of the city to
worship Goddess Durga.
• The specialty of Cuttack Durga Puja are
its Chandi or Suna Medha, in which the idols
are adorned with huge amounts of gold and
silver, with localities trying to outsmart each
other by constructing more attractive idols.
• Cuttack celebrates Durga Puja with full energy
on Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha
Navami and on Vijaya Dashami or
Dussehra by burning an effigy of the
demon Ravana. People from all of Odisha and
nearby states visit Cuttack during this period
observe the famous festival.

9. Boita Bandana:
• This festival is celebrated on the last day of
the holy Hindu month of Kartik. On this
auspicious day people flow miniature boitas
or model boats in the Mahanadi and
Kathajodi rivers to pay homage to the
ancient merchants of Kalinga Kingdom.
• This day also marks the beginning of Bali
Jatra. This festival is similar to
the Masakapan Ke Tukad festival of Bali,
and to the Loi Krathong festival of Thailand,
both of which involve ritualistic floating of
model boats around the same time of year.

10. Bali Jatra:
• The festival which the people of Cuttack awaits
the most is the Bali Jatra.
• Bali Jatra is supposed the second largest trade
festival in Asia and the largest in India.
• The name Bali Jatra literally means A Voyage
to Bali. In olden times, merchants used to
trade with South-East Asian Island Countries
of Bali, Java, Sumatra, Borneo. Whatever
items they brought from those places after
trading Oriya goods used to be put up for sale
in the capital (which was then Cuttack). People
from all over the state and beyond used to
come to Cuttack to buy these items.
• Bali Jatra is the festival of continuing this
ancient tradition. It is held every year in
November on the banks of the Mahanadi.
Many stalls are set up selling both local and
exotic goods. People from all over Odisha come
to the Bali Jatra to buy items, as was the
custom back in those days.

11. Cuisines :
• Cuttack is the street food capital of Odisha. It
is famous for its Dahibara Aludam, a local
delicacy made using black gram (a cousin of
the mung bean) and potato curry.
• Apart from Dahibara Aloodam: Chaat,
Puchuka (panipuri) and samosas rule the
streets. The city has major food joints like
Chandini Chowk, Bidanasi, Stadium Road,
Buxi Bazar, Dolamundai, Choudhary Bazar,
etc. Thunka puri is a famous delicacy available
only during Baliyatra.
• Traditional Oriya food such as Dahi-
Pakhal (rice soaked in water with yogurt and
seasonings) is considered a body coolant,
accompanied by Badi chura or saga are
consumed during the months of April–June.

12. • Chhenapoda and Rasagola from Salipur by
Bikalananda Kar are local desserts made of
unripened curd cheese made from buffalo
or cow milk.
• Due to the quantity of Muslim households
in the city, traditional Islamic and Mughlai
cuisines like Biriyani, Tandoor and Sheer
kurma are also popular among the
denizens. Due to its close proximity to
Paradip and Mahanadi catchment area,
Cuttack is one of the major producer and
consumer of fish. Fish curry is a popular
dish among Odia households.

13. Ravenshaw
University
• Ravenshaw University is a co-educational
state university situated in Cuttack,
Odisha on the eastern coast of India.
Founded as Ravenshaw College in 1868,
the institution became a university in
2006.
• The university has nine schools, thirty
three academic departments and a student
enrolment of nearly 8,000. Ravenshaw's
Assembly Hall was the venue of the
Legislative Assembly of the new state of
Odisha. It witnessed the debates of the
legislators framing laws to govern the state.
It remained so until the capital was shifted
to Bhubaneswar.
• Indian Science Congress Association meet
of 1962 was held in Ravenshaw College
Quadrangle.
• The college has seen 55 principals. It has
been accorded autonomous status since
1989.

14. Places &
Attraction:
Barabati Fort:
• It is a 14th-century castle built by the Ganga
dynasty ruler Maharaja Markata Keshari. The
ruins of the fort still remain with its moat, gate
and the earthen mound of the nine-storied palace,
which evokes the memories of past days.
• The ruins of the old Barabati Fort lie on the right
bank of the Mahanadi, in the western part of the
city. All that remains of the Fort is an arched
gateway and the earthen mound of the nine-
storeyed palace.
• Archaeological surveys reveal that the Fort was
roughly rectangular in structure having an area of
over 102 acres (0.41 km2), and it was surrounded
on all sides by a wall of laterite and sandstones.
To the west of the mound there is a tank. In the
north-eastern corner of the mound are remains of
what once was a temple.
• The Cantonment area of today was once a high-
profile area with colonial bungalow's and military
garrisons where Indians were denied entry.

15. Netaji Birthplace Museum:
• Cuttack takes pride in being the birthplace
of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the
prominent Indian freedom-fighter and
founder of Azad Hind Fauj.
• The birthplace of Netaji is situated in Oriya
Bazar known as Janakinath Bhawan,
behind Big Bazaar.
• The place has now been converted into a
museum named Netaji Birth Place Museum.
The museum showcases the original letters
written by Netaji along with other important
materials used by Netaji.

16. Odisha State Maritime
Museum:
• The Odisha State Maritime Museum was
inaugurated by the Odisha chief minister Shri
Naveen Pattnaik on 1 April 2013.
• It has been set up at the erstwhile Jobra
workshop on the banks of river Mahanadi near
Jobra. It has 10 number of galleries and an
aquarium.
• In 1882 the East India Irrigation Company build
an anicut (Jobra Anicut) (6349 ft. long) across
the river Mahanadi near jobra and the Jobra
Khunti (Pillar) to serve as a lighthouse to boats
and cargo vessels passing through the river and
the Taladanda canal.

17. Jobra Barrage:
• Jobra Barrage or Jobra Anikut as widely
called is a major source of water for the
Mahanadi delta region. Taladanda canal, a
major irrigation and flood canal in coastal
area starts from here. IOCL's Paradip
Refinery has its water intake point from this
barrage.

18. Naraj & Mundali
Reserviors:
• Situated at the bifurcation point
of Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers, it marks
the westernmost tip of Cuttack city.
• It is a major irrigation dam on Kathajodi
river that ensures the water level in
Mahanadi river and thereby preventing
flood situations in Cuttack. Near to the
Naraj Barrage is the Mundali barrage that
is the starting point of Puri Canal.
• Naraj is a major railway station apart
from Cuttack railway station. The area
surrounding Naraj has many industries.

19. Mahanadi River Boating:
• Jetty has been constructed on Mahanadi
near Jobra to facilitate tourists for river
cruise ride to Dhabaleshwar or motor
boating on Mahanadi.
• NCC has an exclusive jetty for naval cadet
training.

20. Entertainments:
Movie Theatres:
• The city has several cinemas playing movies in Odia, Hindi and English languages.
Historically, Cuttack accounted for almost half of the number of cinema halls in the state but
eventually, those numbers declined. Presently, Cuttack hosts five single-screen movie theatres
name Grand, Brindaban, Samrat, Nishamani and Jayashree. It also houses two multiplexes
namely Inox and Sangam; the former being the state's second four-screen multiplex after its
Bhubaneswar branch.
• Odisha's First Cinema Hall marks its beginning from Cuttack. In 1926 a Mobile Cinema Hall
named Chameria Cinema Company showed films. Thereafter Annapurna Theatre came into
existence. In 1932 Hallmuk Cinema Hall marked its beginning at Tinkonia Bagicha. Movies
like Harischandra and Odia First movie Sita Bibah screen from this cinema hall in 1934.
Another cinema hall named Capital Cinema was also built in Tinkonia Bagicha in 1936.
• Second Odia film Lalita release from this Hall. Similarly, in 1944-45 Pravat Cinema Hall near
Baropathar, in 1951 Hind Cinema was built. In 1962 United Talkies Came into existence in
Saheed Bhawan. Thereafter Parvati Talkies also built in Kalyanmandap of CUTTACK
Municipality. In 1969 Grand Cinema and Suraj Talkies, 1972 Jyoti Cinema which renamed as
Laxmi Hall came into existence. 1979 Durga Hall, 1980 Nisamani Hall, Samrat Hall, 1982
Brundaban Hall, Sagar Sangam Hall, Devi Cinema, 1983 Rajtarangini, 1985 Jaysree Talkies
Came into existence.
• Inox Multiplex opened in 2018, as Odisha's second after Bhubaneswar Inox.

22. Ocean World Gardens:
• The city has the state's only water park named Ocean World. Due to the
strategic location of the water park being situated on the midway of
Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, it is a popular outing location for the people
of both cities.
Recreational Parks:
• The city is filled with numerous social parks. Biju Pattnaik park,
Birenmitra Park, Gouri Shankar park, Kathajodi river view park,
Khannagar park, Jobra park, CDA Sec-6 park are some of the prominent
existing parks.

23. Deer Park:
Deer Park is situated in
Madhusudhan Nagar of
Cuttack. It is a place for nature
lovers. A lot of beautiful deer’s
running here attracts the
visitors & force them to spend
some time with the beautiful
creation of the Supreme Soul. It
is all about excitement,
entertainment, and experience
of beauty around the woods.

24. Malls:
These are some big shopping
malls at cuttack:
Reliance trends
Big Bazaar
V- Bazaaar
V2(Value & Variety)
Kolkata Bazaar
Max etc.

25. HEALTHCARE:
• Cuttack is the healthcare hub of Odisha.
Millions of people from different parts of
Odisha and other states throng to the city
with the hope of better medical
facilities. Shri Ramachandra Bhanj Medical
College (SCBMCH), the largest medical
college of the state is located in Cuttack.
• The Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer
Centre (AHRCC), the only one of its kind in
Eastern India, carries out high-end
research and treatment in cancer.
• The Regional Spinal Injury Centre (RSIC) is
also situated in the S.C.B. Medical College
Campus which provides rehabilitation
measures to persons with disabilities
especially spinal injury.

26. • Swami Vivekananda National Institute of
Rehabilitation Training and
Research (SVNIRTAR) is the most
prestigious institution in the field of
rehabilitation located at Olatpur, 30 km
from Cuttack.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel PG Institute of
Paediatrics (SVPPIG), popularly known
as Sishu Bhawan is an annex hospital of
SCBMCH. It is the largest hospital of its
kind in eastern India. Leprosy Home and
Hospital near Nuabazar is over 100 years
old and is still serving the people.
• Major hospitals in and around Cuttack
are District Headquarters Hospital (City
Hospital), Shanti Memorial Hospital,
HCG Panda Cancer Hospital, Ashwini
Hospital, Sun Hospital, Sabarmati
General Hospital, Dr. Agarwal's Eye
Hospital, JPM Rotary Eye Hospital and
Melvin Jones Lion's Eye Hospital among
others.

27. • Cuttack is the sports hub of Odisha. It is
the host to the famous Barabati Stadium
as well as many other stadium and
grounds. Cuttack has a branch of Sports
Authority of India (SAI) training center,
which was established on 26 March 1987
under Sports Hostel Scheme in the
Barabati Sports Complex. The authority
is responsible for training in Athletics,
Basketball, Football, Volleyball, and
Gymnastics.
Sports:

28. Barabati Sports
Complex:
• Cuttack is the home to the Barabati Sports
Complex. The Barabati Stadium is an
important venue for international cricket
and football matches.
• The Barabati Sports Complex hosts the
head offices of most of the sports bodies of
the state. Apart from cricket and football,
the sports complex also has facilities for
Lawn Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball,
Swimming.
• The sports complex also houses an indoor
hall christened as Sachin Tendulkar Indoor
Hall, dedicated to legendary
cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

29. • The construction of the indoor hall
was a joint venture of the Odisha
Cricket Association and the Board of
Control for Cricket in India which was
formally inaugurated on the
auspicious occasion of Utkal Divas.
• The centrally air-conditioned 185 feet
long, 65 feet wide and 44 feet high
four-storied complex has been built
primarily to provide practice facility to
cricketers during off season.
• The complex is also be used to stage
competitions in different indoor sports
including basketball, volleyball,
badminton, table tennis, fencing,
judo, weight-lifting and wrestling.

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