Stone Revetment of Cuttack

Stone Revetment is architectural and technical marvel built by Keshari Kings in the 11 century. The Revetment was built to salvage the city from the devastation of the floods caused by the River Mahanadhi.

The place is an excellent example of ancient engineering skill, the stone Revetment has been on the banks of Kathjuri River, charms the onlookers with its perfection.

The reason why this place is famous is that it was all done during the age of zero technological advancement. This is a brilliant example of the technical skills and logical thinking of ancient Oriyans. The place shouldn't be missed by both architecture and nature lovers.

Getting There

Located about 3 km away from Cuttack Railway Station. Taxis and buses available easily to ply within these two location.

National Highway 16 (former National Highway 5) runs from North to South of the Cuttack. As a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project, this highway runs from Chennai to Kolkata. National Highway 55 (former National Highway 42) connects Cuttack with Sambalpur. Also Asian Highway 45 passes through Cuttack.

Intra city transport is primarily through Auto rickshaws. Nowadays DTS city buses ply in the city to join different places in the city and the state capital. Cuttack is a major junction connecting all the major parts of the state. The bus terminus at Cuttack is located at Badambadi, and is one of the largest bus terminus in India, and thousands of private and government buses ply to hundreds of destinations everyday. A new bus terminus at Balikuda is under construction to relieve pressure off the Badambadi Bus Terminus.

Cuttack Junction is one of the important stations on the Howrah , Kolkata-Chennai mainline of the East Coast Railway and falls under the Khurda Road division. A branch line to Paradeep starts from Cuttack. It is connected to all parts of India through trains run by the Indian Railways.

The nearest domestic airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport, located in Bhubaneswar, 30 km southwest of Cuttack. It is about 40 minutes drive to Biju Patnaik International Airport from Cuttack. To make arrangements for a taxi from Airport to Cuttack, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents that have counter in the Airport.

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