See also https://sambadepaper.com/imageview_21526..._1_sf.html .

News items mention that a subsidy for this for the initial months has been approved by the CM.

8th-10th Jan 2021.

Following is an excerpt from https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city...080902.cms .

Quote:The state government is eyeing the proposed airport at Puri as the state’s main future international airport since the one in Bhubaneswar has limited scope of expansion. Before writing a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, chief minister Naveen Patnaik had already held discussions with him on the proposal. The state hopes the project will sail through.  A senior government officer said once commissioned the Puri airport could be the main international airport while Bhubaneswar would largely cater to the domestic flights.
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The one proposed in Puri - Sri Jagannath International Airport would also be within 40 km from Bhubaneswar besides being close to Puri and Konark.
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The Puri airport, connected with the 451-km upcoming coastal highway from Gopalpur in Odisha to Digha in West Bengal, major ports in Paradip, Dhamra and Gopalpur on either sides besides deep water ports at Subarnarekha and a riverine port on Mahanadi and a chain of 12 other non-major ports, would together provide air, water and road connectivity to the entire coastline, providing a huge boost to the East Coast Economic Corridor, government officers said.

Following is a quote from https://www.financialexpress.com/lifesty...a/2161317/ 

Quote:OYO Travelopedia marks a significant travel trend this year – Puri emerged as India’s top pilgrimage destination, followed by Vrindavan, Tirupati, Shirdi and Varanasi.

Following is an excerpt from https://odishatv.in/odisha-news/spicejet...-12-505954 

Quote:Spice Jet will be running its flights on the routes from the 12th of this month (January 2021), connecting the city (Jharsuguda) with Mumbai and Bengaluru. 

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Odisha seems to have a huge component of Bharatmala roads. (But that is not really the case, as the GQ and NSEW corridors are not really access-controlled expressways.) See the next message in this thread) See the map below.

The roads in Odisha that are part of Bharatmala are:

1. GQ National Corridor (Kolkata-Chennai)
   
2. Three economic corridors (EC1 Kolkata-Mumbai, EC28 & EC31 Paradeep-Sambalpur-Rourkela-Ranchi, EC15 Vizag-Raipur)
   
3. Three inter corridors  (Khurda-Angul, Khurda-Baragarh, Chandikhole-Keonjhar, Balasore-Baripada-Bangiriposi)
   
4. Coastal highway (Gopalpur-Digha)
   

• Ring roads for Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur 
  
• Logistics hub at Jagatsinghpur 
  

Following is an excerpt from https://www.livemint.com/news/india/cabi...44501.html

Quote:The CCEA also approved expansion of Paradeep port in Odisha at an initial cost of ₹ ₹3005 crore to enable it to handle large cargo ships under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode. This includes development of the new Western Dock and capital dredging by the selected Concessionaire at a cost of Rs.2,040 crore and Rs.352.1 crore respectively; and investment by Paradip Port to the tune of Rs.612.5 Crore towards providing Common Supporting Project Infrastructure.

“On commissioning of the project, it shall cater to the requirement of coal & limestone imports besides export of granulated slag & finished steel products considering the large number of steel plants established in the hinterland of Paradip Port. The project shall also facilitate (i) de-congestion of the Port, (ii) reduce Sea freight making coal imports cheaper, and (iii) boost the industrial economy in the hinterland of the port leading to creation of job opportunities," the Cabinet Secretariat said in a statement.