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Wonderla breaks ground for its 5th amusement park in India

December 6, 20221200 Views

Wonderla Holidays Ltd, India's largest amusement park chain, celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony of its 5th proposed park in Orissa. After announcing this Project's onset in June 2022, Wonderla has announced that the 125-crore Project will be completed by 2025. The Groundbreaking ceremony of the Project was carried out by the Honorable Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, recently in the presence of the State Tourism Minister and other major industry leaders. Wonderla Holidays has carried out a lease mode with the Govt. for an allotted land of 50.63 acres at Kumbarabasta, Khordha, for a period of 90 years. Arun K Chittilappilly & Sivadas with Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at ground-breaking ceremony. Speaking during the panel on ‘Unlocking Odisha’s Nature &...

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Olive ridley wave sweeps Odisha’s Gahirmatha beach

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March 27, 2022836 Views

Lakhs of olive ridley turtles have begun crowding the tranquil Gahirmatha beach in Odisha, as part of their annual journey to lay eggs, presenting a rare natural phenomenon and a breathtaking sight, officials said. The Gahirmatha beach is widely regarded as the world's largest-known nesting ground of these reptiles. Apart from Gahirmatha, the turtles also arrive at the Rushikulya and Devi river mouths for mass nesting, they said. Around 2.45 lakh female turtles crawled onto the seashore to dig pits with flippers on Friday, Rajnagar Mangrove (Wildlife) Divisional Forest Officer J D Pati said. "The arrival of so many turtles is a refreshing development and this is probably the largest congregation at the nesting beach in a single day," Pati said. "We're expecting a large con...

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Dazzling performances mark Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav

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March 23, 2022435 Views1

Dazzling performances lit up the serene Dhauli as an extravaganza of classical dance, martial art forms and folk performances began amid the picturesque backdrop of the ancient Peace Pagoda. Held at the foothills of the scenic site on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, the Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav, which started on Tuesday evening, will witness a collage of dance renditions that represents the various cultural hues of India. More than 500 artistes have congregated at the three-day event to infuse the importance of peace and celebrate unity in diversity. The objective is to promote, preserve and popularise the heritage and legacy of art at the national and international level, according to an official release. Day one of the 18th edition saw a spellbinding show of Manipuri by Bimbab...

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Few species sighted in Chilika for the first time

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February 5, 2022527 Views

Dolphins now colonizing new areas of the brackish water lagoon Chilika lake, Asia's largest brackish water lagoon, has re-established itself as the one of the hotspots of biodiversity and shelters a number of endangered species listed in the IUCN red list of threatened species. The lake is a unique assemblage of marine, brackish and freshwater eco-system with estuarine characters. The lagoon houses about 155-165 dolphins and 10.5 lakhs water birds, representing 105 different species. Eurasian otter captured in camera trap at Chilika For the first time, near-threatened ferruginous ducks and a group of Eurasian otters were spotted in the lagoon in the 2022 Flora and Fauna Survey in Chilika Lake carried out on February 1, an official in the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) sai...

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Jagannath temple to open from Feb 1

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January 28, 20221069 Views

Odisha government Friday announced the reopening of Shree Jagannath Temple here for devotees from February 1 keeping in view the livelihood of locals and "slight" improvement in the coronavirus situation in the state. The twelfth century shrine will, however, remain closed on Sundays for sanitisation, Puri district collector Samarth Verma told reporters after a meeting of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and members of the Chhatisa Nijog (temple servitors body). The local economy is mostly dependent on the temple. This apart keeping in view the sentiments of the people and slight decline in COVID-19 cases, it has been decided to reopen the temple for public from February 1, he said. He said that the temple will be closed on festivals keeping in view the local situ...

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Bhitarkanika National Park reopens for visitors

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January 12, 2022581 Views

The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha reopened for visitors on Wednesday after being closed for ten days to carry out the annual census of estuarine crocodiles. The basic objective behind the closure of the national park in Kendrapara district was to avoid human interference during the exercise, Rajnagar Mangrove (Wildlife) Divisional Forest Officer J D Pati said. Noise pollution from human activity distracts wildlife and poses a hindrance for carrying out the census, Pati said. "Our emphasis is on ensuring safe and comfortable sojourn of visitors who throng here in large numbers to savour the warmth of the ecosystem and unique environs of its wetlands," he said. The national park is home to 70 per cent of the country's estuarine crocodiles, conservation of which starte...

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Rare albino crocodile sighted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika

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January 7, 2022895 Views

A rare albino salt-water crocodile has been recently sighted at Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park, a forest officer said on Friday. Rajnagar Mangrove (Wildlife) Divisional Forest Officer J D Pati said that the albino crocodile was sighted in the hatchery and rearing complex of crocodiles at Dangmal in the national park. Forest personnel have named it 'Sweta'. The national park is now home to three captive albino crocodiles. The three-year-old female crocodile was born in the hatchery from the eggs collected from the wild, he said. "During my visit to the hatchery on Wednesday, I discovered this albino crocodile and advised the forest personnel to take proper care of this whitish-coloured crocodile," researcher Sudhakar Kar said. It takes some years for the whitish comple...

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Best conservation stories | Mangalajodi | Birdwatching | मंगलाजोड़ी | प्रवासी पक्षियों की अनूठी जगह

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December 26, 2021664 Views

Mangalajodi Wetlands in Tangi block of Khurda district of Odisha are not just one of the most beautiful places for birdwatching but it is also one of the best conservation stories of our times. Part of the Chilika Lagoon in Odisha, Mangalajodi hosts lakhs of domestic and migratory birds every year. But it wasn't so always! Just until few years back, this place was known as a 'poachers' village'. But the turnaround brought not just the birds back but also awards, accolades and tourists along! Enjoy the virtual trip to this amazing place! ओड़िशा के खुर्दा ज़िले में तांगी ब्लॉक में है मंगलाजोड़ी गाँव व वेटलैंड्स। यह चिलिका लैगून का ही एक छोर है। यह न केवल बर्डवाचिंग की सबसे अनूठी जगहों में से एक है, बल्कि हमारे दौर में पक्षियों के संरक्षण की सबसे शानदार घटनाओं में से भी एक है। यहाँ हर सा...

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Eco Retreat fest begins in Odisha

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December 15, 2021975 Views

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated on Wednesday the third edition of a glamping event across seven exotic locations in Odisha. Patnaik described the 'Eco Retreat 2021' as the "foremost luxury camping festival of eastern India", adding that it would go a long way in encouraging tourists to explore beautiful destinations set deep in the hinterlands of the state. Glamping is a portmanteau of the words glamorous and camping. It is different from the traditional camping as it is more comfortable with luxurious accommodation and amenities. In a virtual address, the chief minister said the event was an ideal gateway to enjoy the much-needed leisure to conclude the year. He added that two more locations were added this year, riding on the popularity of the model with enthus...

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Tara Tarini temple in Ganjam reopens

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December 13, 2021999 Views

Hundreds of devotees thronged the much-revered Tara Tarini temple in Odisha's Ganjam district on Monday when it reopened for public after nearly nine months. The temple, located on top of a hillock on the banks of the Rushikulya river, was opened a day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited it. On the first day, devotees thronged the place of worship since morning to catch a glimpse of goddesses Tara and Tarini and seek their blessings, said Bapuji Rana, one of the priests. "We hope the number increases in the days to come," he said. The shrine, one of the four Adi Shakti Pithas of the country, was closed for public entry along with other places of worship in mid-April, shortly after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Later in the year, the admini...