Chilika – Jewel of Odisha Chilika – Jewel of Odisha by Shekar Dattatri – Produced by: Shekar Dattatri – India 2013 – Running time: 22 min. – Featured area: Chilika Lake Sancuary – Ramsar Site, Odisha, India The 1000…

Chilika – Jewel of Odisha Chilika – Jewel of Odisha by Shekar Dattatri – Produced by: Shekar Dattatri – India 2013 – Running time: 22 min. – Featured area: Chilika Lake Sancuary – Ramsar Site, Odisha, India The 1000…
Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lake with estuarine character that sprawls along the east coast of India. It is considered to be the largest lagoon in India and counted amongst the largest lagoons in the world. It is…
Swosti Group, a hospitality and travel company based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha is the first hotel company in the state to receive a clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for setting up a resort on one of the 26…
An awesome capture of breakfast island by Udayan Sarathi now features in Microsoft Windows wallpaper galleries. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wallpaper
If you thought the flora and fauna in and around Odisha’s Chilika Lake weren’t enough reasons to visit the lake, here is a clincher. The lake is all set to become a stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) destination. Hawaii’s premier sport,…
A community owned and managed wildlife conservation venture, Mangalajodi Ecotourism is your destination to get a peep into Mother Nature. Mangalajodi is a village located on the northern banks of Chilika Lake in Odisha, ‘The Bird’s Paradise’ hosts more than…
India has sent a revised list of 46 monuments and sites across the country for inclusion in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) catalogue of World Heritage Sites, including Odisha’s Chilika lake.
The first-ever headcount operation of these marine animals, conducted recently, has come out with sighting of 270 dolphins. Significantly, the census figure found more dolphins inhabiting in Gahirmatha under Bhitarkanika national park than the Chilika lake, an internationally acclaimed Ramsar…
Mangrove cultivation is back in the outer channel of the Chilika lagoon. The initiative is community-driven and expected to help conserve the bio-diversity, improve the coastal eco-system and generate sustainable livelihood for local communities. The mangrove cultivation is being done…
Over 7.61 lakh migratory birds have thronged Odisha’s Chilika Lake this winter, according to the annual bird census.The figure is higher than last year. About 7.19 lakh resident and migratory birds arrived at the 1,100 sq km brackish water lake…