Rourkela

Rourkela, officially Raurkela, is a planned city in Sundargarh district in the north of Odisha, India. It is a Tier-2 city and the third-largest city of Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, about 328 kilometres west of the state capital, surrounded by hills and encircled by the Koel, Sankha and Brahmani rivers. It is popularly known as Ispat Nagar and the Steel City of Odisha because it holds Rourkela Steel Plant, one of the largest integrated steel plants of the Steel Authority of India, set up with German collaboration, and it is also home to the National Institute of Technology Rourkela. Rourkela lies at about 219 metres above mean sea level and has a tropical climate with heavy monsoon rain. Rourkela Day is held every 3 March.