Tag: Bhitarkanika Sanctuary

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Tourist footfall on the rise at Bhitarkanika National Park

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park here has registered a rise in number of visitors last month and authorities at the sanctuary are hopeful of a steady footfall in the coming days. After remaining out of bounds for three months in view of the nesting season of crocodiles, the park reopened on August 1, much to […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Bhitarkanika Reopens For Tourists After Ten-Day Break

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district reopened for tourists on Sunday after remaining closed for ten days for the annual census of the estuarine crocodiles, a senior forest official said. The national park receives around one lakh tourists every year, the official said. “The restriction on the visitors was imposed to prevent noise pollution […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Resentment Over ‘Faulty’ Bhitarkanika Demarcation, People Demand Exclusion Of Villages From Sanctuary

Kendrapara: The delineation of boundary of Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district has sparked antipathy among the residents of the villages that remained under the jurisdiction of the wildlife sanctuary. Locals have alleged that several villages that are far away from the sanctuary continued to remain under its jurisdiction due to the faulty demarcation. As the villages […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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