with a sugar mill and a thread mill in the town to provide a further boost to the economy. A part of the district is well irrigated with a network of canals originating from the river Mahanadi, ensuring a good crop. The daily vegetable market of Painchhatar is claimed to be the largest vegetable origin wholesale market in the state. Attabira block is known as the rice bowl of Odisha because of its exemplary paddy production. Production of Paddy in the district of Bargarh is about 6,00,000.00 MT per annum which is the largest in Odisha. There are more than 100 rice mills are scattered over the district to support the paddy production. Bargarh is called the business hub of western Odisha. "Sambalpuri Sarees" originated from Bargarh district itself which is a former part of Sambalpur City. Ikkat Handwoven sarees and other Sambalpuri clothes are made in Bargarh district. The easy communication to Raipur and Kolkata via road and railway respectively made it easy for the goods for transportation. Daily train to Ranchi is also available. Presently the NH-6 section stretching from Sambalpur to Raipur which also passes from Bargarh, is improved to 4 lanes road, also the rail route from Sambalpur to Titlagarh is being developed to 2 lanes shows the potential this town is having. In the future, it is projected to grow even more in terms of the economy. Politics The political area of Bargarh comprises 1 Lok Sabha (Parliament) and 7 Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituencies. Suresh Pujari of BJP is the elected MP from Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency, which covers areas of Bargarh as well as Jharsuguda. Naveen Patnaik was the elected MLA from Bijepur to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha, who is the current Chief Minister of Odisha. But later he resigned as MLA from Bijepur Assembly Constituency. Debesh Acarya is the elected MLA from Bargarh to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Tourist attractions Nrusinghnath Nrusinghnath is situated at a distance of 112 km from Bargarh. Being a pilgrim spot, it has been appealing to the minds of lakhs of people, with magical glitters, for the last so many centuries. This is the Dawning – place of the mentioned Lord Nrushinghnath, the presiding Deity of the sacred mount Gandhamardhan– an endearing multitude of memories, surprisingly amalgamating the legends of the Ramayan, the Mahabharat, the Buddhist Era; even reminiscent of Bhoj Raj, Kabir and Tantracharya Nagarjuna