Byasanagar

Byasanagar or Vyasanagar is a town and a municipality in Jajapur district in the state of Odisha, India. It is also colloquially known as Jajpur Road. It is home to an industrial belt and hosts several steel manufacturing companies, including Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited, MESCO, Tata Steel, and Jindal Steel. According to district officials, there are around 14 major companies and several small companies in the vicinity of the town. The town is also home to some eminent people in Odisha, including P. C. Ghadei (Ex-Finance Minister), the late Ashok Das (earlier MLA), Ram Chandra Khuntia (Congress), political leader Giridhari Barik (BJD), Priti Ranjan Ghadei (MLA), actor Akash Dasnayak, his actress aunt Anita Dash, and actress Naina Das. It is part of the Korei Vidhan Sabha constituency.