Kashipur, Rayagada

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Kashipur
Small Township
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Kashipur
Location in Odisha, India
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Kashipur
Kashipur (India)
Coordinates: 19°22′00″N83°08′00″E / 19.36667°N 83.13333°E / 19.36667; 83.13333
CountryIndia
State Odisha
District Rayagada
Government
 • Type Democratic
Languages
 • Official Odia
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
765015
Vehicle registration OD
Website odisha.gov.in

Kashipur is a block and tehsil in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is known for the Utkal Aluminium International Limited (UAIL) [1] [2]

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History

A civil unrest incident occurred on 1 December 2004, [3] [4] [5] when the police led an attack on a demonstration in the village of Kucheipadar, [6] near the proposed aluminum plant of Utkal Alumina International Limited [7] at Doraguda. [8] [9]

Geography

Kashipur is 75 km (47 mi) west of Rayagada, and 452 km (281 mi) from Bhubaneswar. The district headquarters of the Kalahandi district is approximately 65 km (40 mi) from the main township.

Transport

The nearest railway station is at Tikiri and the nearest airport is Jeypore.

It is connected by road to the major cities and towns of Odisha and Bhawanipatna Multiple options connect other cities of south Odisha, such as, Koraput, Brahmapur and Nabarangpur.

Kashipur is surrounded by dense forests, and numerous cliffs, providing natural resources and scenic beauty. Cherkata waterfall is about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the township. Derakona waterfall is around 20 km (12 mi) away in the densely forested Sunger area, a proposed site of L&T Ltd. factories.

Offices

Government facilities include:

Religion

Festivals

Ratha Yatra (The Cart Festival) attracts around 50,000 people celebrated in the Hindu month of Ashadha (mid June – mid July).

During October, Dusshera Puja is celebrated. On the day of Vijayadashami there is a tradition of Lakha Mara (adopted for Maa Manikeswari from Kalahandi's tradition)

Other festivals include Maha Shivaratri, Dipavali and Holi.

Demography

Jhodia, Kondha [10] [11] make up the majority of the 11,809 residents as per 2011 census, [12] Odia is the predominant language. The total Block population is around 73,000.


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Kucheipadar, a village in Kashipur subdivision, Rayagada district, Orissa in India, became famous for its well-known tribal movement opposing the mining proposals made by the Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) in the region which started in 1996. In the mid-1990s, large deposits of bauxite were discovered in the area, simultaneously private companies were given leases of the land by the government without proper consultations. The local tribal residents became aware of the project when in 1996 the UAIL project team went there to conduct a survey. Utmost confusion about the nature of the project, its impact on regional livelihood and the future of residents led the tribals to organise a civil disobedience campaign. The movement later spread to the entire region of Kashipur.

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References

  1. ↑ ""Utkal Alumina, Kashipur"". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "PUCL Bulletin" Archived 16 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Writ petition on Maikanch firing
  3. ↑ "The Hindu on Kashipur" l
  4. ↑ "Rayagada firing: panel for balance between growth, eco-protection". The Hindu . 16 October 2003. Archived from the original on 13 January 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Sarangi, Deba Ranjan (2002). "Surviving against Odds: Case of Kashipur". Economic and Political Weekly. 37 (31): 3239–3241. ISSN   0012-9976. JSTOR   4412437.
  6. ↑ "Kashipur on fire"
  7. ↑ "UAIL"
  8. ↑ " A report on mining and human rights violation at Kashipur"
  9. ↑ "PUCL" Archived 15 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Fact finding report
  10. ↑ " Tribes of Rayagada"
  11. ↑ "Tribals of Rayagada district"
  12. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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