present in Raipur. Later it was renamed as Maa Manikeswari Multispeciality Hospital at Bhawanipatna is having all the necessary facilities required during emergency. Police Hospital Situated in Armed Reserve police campus near College Chowk, Bhawanipatna. Nursing Homes Balaji Nursing Home Near Balaji Mandir Pardeshi Para Bhawanipatna Surakhya Nursing Home Near Red Cross Kalyan Mandap Bhawanipatna Jagannath Netralaya Eye Hospital Near Balaji Mandir Pardeshi Para Bhawanipatna Transport Air Utkela Airstrip (VEUK) is present near the city () which is scheduled to be operational with daily flights to state capital Bhubaneshwar and Raipur in the coming month of September by private air service provider Air Odisha under UDAN scheme by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India. Another one, Lanjigarh Airstrip () is private airstrip conducting VIP and chartered planes. Other nearby Airport are Swami Vivekananda Airport at Raipur, Chhattisgarh is away. Biju Patnaik International Airport in the state capital, Bhubaneswar is 427 km away by road and 631 km by rail. Rail Bhawanipatna railway station was inaugurated on 12 August 2012. It is situated on Lanjigarh-Junagarh rail line. Currently there are 3 trains (1 express and 2 passengers) running from Bhawanipatna to Bhubanneshwar, Raipur and Sambalpur. Kesinga Railway station is connected by many major cities in India, like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Surat etc. Road Highways connecting Bhawanipatna to various cities : NH-26 - Bargarh - Bolangir - Bhawanipatna - Nabarangpur - Koraput - Vizianagram - Natavalsa SH-16 - Bhawanipatna - Borda - Khariar - Raipur SH-6 - Bhawanipatna - Chatiguda - Ambodala - Muniguda SH-44 - Bhawanipatna - Gunupur - Thuamul Rampur - Kashipur - Tikri Bhawanipatna Bus Stand is one of the biggest bus stands in Odisha present on NH-26. Both Private and Govt. buses are available from here. Bhawanipatna is one of the divisions of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (O.S.R.T.C.) that runs Govt. Buses from Bhawanipatna to Bhubaneshwar, Vishakhapatnam, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Cuttack, Jeypore. Private Buses (A/C Sleeper Coaches) provide transportation facilities to different cities in Odisha and Raipur, Durg etc. in Chhattisgarh. Newly added taxi facility and auto facility including Biju Gaon Gadi throughout Bhawanipatna and villages nearer to it, is adding an advantage to the transport facility. Notable personalities Rendo Majhi: A freedom fighter in Odisha, who started the Kondha revolution against the British in 1853. Sujeet Kumar (politician): Rajya Sabha Member, policy maker. Bhubaneswar Behera: Engineer, academic, administrator and author. Ram Chandra Patra, IAS (retd.): (1919-2013)