Tag: Blue Flag Beach

In an effort to boost Odisha's tourism potential along its coastline, the state government has decided to develop and beautify five more beaches to secure the Blue Flag certification, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Puri: Few months after the Puri beach received Blue Flag certificate as a mark for up keeping of cleanliness and coastal conservation, the pilgrim town is once again gearing up to retain the coveted tag this coming year. In August 2019, Puri was ranked 4th on the list of 12 Blue Flag beaches in the […]

Puri: In an unfortunate incident at the ‘Blue Flag’ beach, a tourist was reportedly swept away while taking a bath in the sea here on Tuesday morning. The tourist has been identified as one Ganesh Binay from Jharkhand, who is a +2 student. The Odisha Fire Service department personnel have launched a search and rescue […]

Puri: Following the recovery of the body of a youth who had gone missing while bathing in the sea at the Blue Flag Beach on Tuesday, the Jagannath Sena has filed a complaint with the Puri Sea Beach police Station against the Collector and the Blue Flag beach management agency, on Wednesday. The deceased who […]

Puri: Six tourists from Jharkhand had a narrow escape after they reportedly got washed away while taking bath in Puri sea on Friday. A massive operation has been launched as one tourist is still missing. As per reports, the seven tourists from Bokaro area of Jharkhand were bathing when the mishap occurred. A group of […]

Berhampur: The local fishermen in Gopalpur hit streets on Wednesday and protested construction of the proposed Blue Flag Beach at Gopalpur in Ganjam district. As per reports, hundreds of fishermen sat on dharna on the Gopalpur main road demanding to stop the Blue Flag Beach construction on a particular area of the beach that the […]