India’s New Plan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1454A
Date Released
18 Apr 1957
Date submitted
29 Apr 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Amateur Cup Final
  2. 2Cyprus Relaxes
  3. 3Syracuse Grand Prix
  4. 4An Artificial Moon
  5. 5India’s New Plan

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: India’s New Plan. DESCRIPTION: India today is a country of astonishing contrasts. It’s a land of ancient cults and temples. In harmony with relics of a past era the life of the people often show little change from the days of old. India’s symbolic wheel, however, is now beginning to roll forward into the new age of mechanisation. At the big Telco works at Tatanagar, cars and heavy duty trucks are being manufactured. At Sindri, perhaps the largest fertiliser factory in Asia underlines India’s aim of becoming self-supporting. Her industrial revolution includes the construction of Dams for irrigation purposes and hydro-power. The Hirakud is an example. A vast increase in the production of steel is another vital part of India’s huge programme. Coal production has also been given a high priority. SHOTLIST: Pan up to temple. SCU GV. Temple of Pleasure. Architecture Orissa. Exterior sculptor. Elephant walking, man on top. Two oxen. Bullock carts. People picking rice. Oxen ploughing in mud. Paddy fields. Sifting grain over heads. Wheel on temple. Milling corn with feet on bevel. Bulldozer pushing down tree. Telco works factory. Welding shots (x4) (car on assembly platform). Exterior factory. Train. Fertiliser. GVs 3 tractors. Notice board. Group looking at plans. Planing wood. Natives knocking nails into wooden dam. General view. Notice board with Ministry of Iron and Steel. Smelting. Previous. Women carrying coal. Sparks flying. Coal factory exterior. Women tipping coal into trucks. SCU general view.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
India; Orissa; Sindri; Hirakud
Card file number
69623
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
189
Story extras:
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