Rourkela
General Information
District: Sundergarh, State: Orissa, India
Area: 0
Languages Spoken: Oriya, Hindi and English
Long Distance Code: +91-661
Importance: Steel plant
Best Time to Visit: October to February
Description
Rourkela, a place with natural settings, marked a new era in the steel industry of the country with the setting up of massive industries. The town now also houses a renowned Regional Engineering College offering undergraduate and a few postgraduate engineering degree programmes.<br />The town's most popular landmarks are the Indira Gandhi Park, housing a zoo and a lake, and the Hanuman Batika enshrining the highest statue of the monkey-god Hanuman ever built in India.
