Tag: Rushikulya

Cycle-Expedition
Two students call for Olive Ridleys protection through cycle expedition

Bhubaneswar: Dillip Kumar Biswal and Soumyaranjan Biswal are no ordinary college going students but have dedicated their life to conserve & preserve the natural heritage of Odisha. Dressed up like Olive Ridleys, they started an expedition titled ‘Cycle for Olly’ from Konark on March 7 to visit the coastal districts of Odisha and spread awareness […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles begins at Rushikulya

Ganjam: The much-awaited mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles has begun at Rushikulya river mouth of Ganjam district. It is expected that a record number of turtles have arrived this year for nesting that started from February 20. The mass nesting of the Olive Ridley sea turtles at Rushikulya river mouth generally starts […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Puri beaches turn mass nesting ground for Olive Ridley turtles

Puri: Thousands of Olive Ridley hatchlings crawling their way to the sea has turned out to be a spectacular site for environment lovers on the beaches of Odisha. And this is not in Rushikulya of Ganjam or Gahirmatha in Kendrapara district. The rare sighting of baby turtles has been found now in coastal areas of […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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River-linking project: NWDA response by March

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday said, a response on the Centre’s ambitious river interlinking proposal to connect Rushikulya and Mahanadi rivers to which the State raised objections on certain grounds, is expected by March end.

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Odisha imposes restriction on fishing to conserve sea turtles

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday imposed a seven-month ban on fishing along the coast to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles as they arrive during winter for nesting. The ban will be in force from November 1 to May 31, 2018. The endangered Olive Ridley turtles arrive every year during winter for mass […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Pradhan advocates linking of Mahanadi and Rushikulya rivers

Berhampur: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today advocated linking of Mahanadi and Rushikulya rivers saying it will enable the creation of irrigation potential in several Odisha districts. “The linking of the two rivers will enable creation of irrigation potential in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts and mitigate the nagging problem of drinking water scarcity in Berhampur […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Much awaited mass hatching of Olive Ridley turtles start

Berhampur: The much awaited mass hatching of Olive Ridly turtles has started and the baby turtles are emerging from sandy pits and then crawling sea-ward near the mouth of river Rushikulya off Ganjam coast. The much awaited mass hatching of Olive Ridley turtles started yesterday. The mass hatching was delayed for about five to six days […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Turtles lay eggs in new place near Rushikulya river mouth

Berhampur: The Olive Ridley Turtles seemed to have changed their nesting site and laid eggs at a place from Podampeta to New Podampeta, near their traditional roockery in the Rushikulya river mouth. Besides the mass nesting of the olive ridleys in the old rookery from Purunabandh to Gokharakuda, about four-km stretch, thousands of the endanger […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Forest dept to involve villagers for protecting Olive Ridley

Berhampur: Forest department officials have decided to involve villagers for the protection of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles at the mouth of Rushikulya River near Ganjam in Odisha. A coordination meeting held in the presence of the fishery and forest department officials recently identified 27 villages adjoining the mass nesting site for this purpose, forest […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Column: Saving The Olive Ridleys

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: For all Nature lovers safety of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles, who nest on the beaches of Odisha between November and March every year, remains an overriding concern. This is because hundreds of them are killed every year by fishing trawlers which routinely violate the fishing restrictions imposed by the authorities […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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