Kalarabank, a remote village in Cuttack district of Odisha, has been developed as a 'Smart Village', in a unique direct development action in the country. Work to develop the village as a 'Model Village' was started in 2000 at the initiative of noted educational entrepreneur, social activist & reformer Achyuta Samanta, a native of the village who was inspired by his mother Nilimarani Samanta to work for his village. In the next five to six years, Kalarabank was transformed into a model village with development of many modern amenities for education, health & sanitation, communication
