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Indian Blackbucks Indian Blackbucks (Antilope cervicapra) is one of the three species of antelopes found in Odisha, which are in the endangered list. In order to enhance the population of the black bucks, the authorities are planning to release some of them in the Chandaka forest on city outskirts this year. Last month the authorities have sought the help of Wildlife Institute of India (WII) for the population management of the antelopes.  As per the recent census the total number of blackbucks the Bhetnoi-Balipadar landscape of Ganjam district was counted to be 4,080. “The fact that the landscape of Bhetnoi ... Read more

A set of recommendation for the development of the Odisha tourism industry have arisen from the 3rd Odisha Tourism Conclave that commenced on Friday, 24th August 2018 in Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha. “Now people can have tourism on the mobile handsets, but the growth is like on aeroplane mode. We need to have a vibrant campaign to brand Odisha in line with New Zealand, Thailand and Dubai to promote the destinations,” said JK Mohanty, Chairman of Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO), while speaking in the Conclave. Social media should be used to market Tourism globally. Blog posts, podcasts, videos and ... Read more

In order to enhance inbound foreign tourism, the Odisha tourism department is joining hands with the major state-based hoteliers to tap the franchise business model with leading brands like Hilton Group, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, Radisson Hotels, Taj Group and Starwood. The tourism ministry hopes, collaboration with renowned hotel brands would help propagate Odisha as a global tourism destination. Recently, the state tourism department had a word with the leading hospitality brands, seeking collaboration for enhancing the tourism industry of the state. Odisha is having a gloomy record in attracting international tourists and hopes the collaborations with the leading local ... Read more

With an aim to attract nature lovers to state, Odisha has laid focus on development of eco-tourism and sustainable practices in nature-based tourism. At a time when the state has introduced an eco-tourism policy, Forest Department has been declared as the nodal agency for development of eco-tourism in the State. “An eco-tourism scheme has been approved with the financial implication of Rs 56 crore for five years for its sustainable development and promotions,” said Tourism Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev. He was speaking at a workshop on ‘Sustainable Eco-tourism’ jointly organised by Department of Tourism and Forest and Environment in collaboration with Ecotourism Society ... Read more

Aiming to boost tourism in the state, Odisha Government is planning to launch a luxury train service in line with “Palace on Wheels.” The announcement came after a discussion between the Odisha Chief Secretary A P Padhi and Sanjiv Garg, additional member of the Railways (Tourism and Catering),  on June 28. “The railways had a word with the state government to introduce luxury trains in lines with the Palace on Wheels. Some states in the country have already started operating such luxury trains,” said Padhi. The proposed train will mainly aim at foreign tourists and local tourists who can afford ... Read more

In a move to attract international tourists and boost the tourism prospective of Odisha, the state government plans to offer special tour packages to players, delegates and tourists during the men’s hockey world cup which is scheduled to be in November. The tourism department has been given the responsibility for framing the tour packages, which would be different from the ones that are being currently offered to the tourists. The idea was suggested by government’s core committee after reviewing the preparations made for hosting the world cup. The reports suggest that the packages will be designed in such a way ... Read more

The Odisha government has formed a tourism promotion council to monitor the development of tourism and related issues in the state. The chief minister will head the council, which will also include two representatives from two major airlines operating in the state – AirAsia and Air India – apart from two representatives each from the hotel and travel industry. The secretaries of the home, finance, tourism, commerce and transport and handloom and textiles and handicrafts departments and the development commissioner, a senior representative from FICCI and CII will are be members of the council. Nominated members will serve for a maximum of ... Read more

The tourist inflow to Odisha in 2017-18 (till January) has increased by around 38 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of 2016-17 . Tourism Minister Ashok Chandra Panda, said that as many as 86,162 tourists from abroad visited Odisha in 2017-18 (till January) compared to 62,539 arrivals in 2016-17 in the corresponding period last year, registering 37.77 per cent growth over the previous fiscal. The tourist footfall of 2016-17 was 17.70 per cent more as compared to the corresponding period of 2015-16 where 53,133 foreign tourists had visited the state. The most number of arrivals were from US, England, France, ... Read more

The annual tribal fair, Adivasi Mela, organized by the government of Odisha, is scheduled to be held on January 26. The event, which was held at the Adivasi Ground at Unit-1, will now be organised at the Idco Exhibition Ground at Unit-3 citing smooth traffic management and better parking facilities. The mela is gaining much attention as the localites are unhappy about the change in venue. The fair is considered as the oldest and the most colourful festival of tribal people where all the 62 tribes people including 13 PTGs, come over to the exhibition ground and spread out their ... Read more

ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്ര സഭയുടെ ലോക സഞ്ചാര പുരസ്ക്കാരം ഒറീസയിലെ മംഗളജോഡി ഇക്കോ ടൂറിസ്റ്റ് കേന്ദ്രത്തിനു ലഭിച്ചു. സ്പെയിനില്‍ നടന്ന പരിപാടിയില്‍ മംഗളജോഡി അംഗങ്ങള്‍ പുരസ്കാരം ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങി. 128 രാജ്യങ്ങളില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള അപേക്ഷയില്‍ 50 രാജ്യങ്ങളെയാണ് അവസാന ഘട്ടത്തിലേക്ക് പരിഗണിച്ചത്. പതിനാല്‍ രാജ്യങ്ങള്‍ പുരസ്ക്കാരത്തിനര്‍ഹാരായി. ഇക്കോ ടൂറിസം വിഭാഗത്തിലാണ് മംഗളജോഡിക്ക് പുരസ്ക്കാരം ലഭിച്ചത്. ഒറീസയിലെ ചില്‍ക്ക തടാകക്കരയുടെ ഉത്തരദിശയിലാണ് മംഗളജോഡി ഇക്കോ ടൂറിസം കേന്ദ്രം സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നത്. ചതപ്പുനിലയങ്ങളാല്‍ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ട ഒരു ഗ്രാമം. പക്ഷികളുടെ സ്വര്‍ഗമെന്നാണ് ഇവിടം വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കാറ്. മൂന്നു ലക്ഷം പക്ഷികള്‍ ഒരുദിവസം ഇവിടെത്തുന്നു. കടല്‍ കടന്ന് രാജ്യങ്ങള്‍ താണ്ടി പക്ഷികള്‍ ദേശാടനത്തിനെത്തുന്നു. ശിശിര കാലത്താണ് പക്ഷികള്‍ കൂടുതലും വരുന്നത്. ജനുവരി മാസങ്ങളില്‍ അവര്‍ തിരിച്ച് സ്വദേശത്തെക്ക് പോവും. ഒരു ഗ്രാമം പക്ഷികള്‍ക്ക് ആവാസമൊരുക്കുന്നത് വലിയകാര്യം തന്നെയാണ്. പ്രകൃതിയും ഗ്രാമവാസികളും പക്ഷികള്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ടി ഒത്തൊരുമിച്ചു. ഒക്ടോബര്‍ മുതല്‍ ഫെബ്രുവരി വരെയാണ് പക്ഷികള്‍ മംഗളജോഡില്‍ ഉണ്ടാകുക. ഈ സമയത്താണ് സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ ഇവിടേക്കെത്തുന്നത്. ആഗോളതലത്തില്‍ ശ്രദ്ധയാകര്‍ശിച്ച വിനോദ ... Read more