BHUBANESWAR: With an purpose to promote ecotourism and preservation of birds in the state, the second National Chilika Bird Festival kickstarted at Mangalajodi in Chilika on Sunday.
The two-day festival, jointly arranged by way of Odisha Tourism and Chilika Development Authority, comprises picture exhibition, seminars and talk over with to Nalbana island inside of Chilika. Around 145 chook watchers from in every single place India attended the development.
State tourism secretary Vishal Dev said the state executive objectives to promote and lift awareness about Chilika being the biggest repository of migratory birds in Asia through the festival.
“Our center of attention is to make Odisha as some of the hotspots for ecotourism. We plan to make this tournament bigger and better in long term,” Dev said.
Mangalajodi, in the last a couple of years, has attracted consideration of birdwatchers and tourists for its unique natural world. Over one million migratory birds belonging to 181 other species have been spotted in the brackish water lake this 12 months, said legit source.
“We are spotting the efforts by way of the locals in retaining Chilika lake and wish to empower them by way of helping them with livelihood in type of sustainable tourism,” state state wooded area secretary Suresh Mohapatra.
A e book titled ‘Fish and Shellfish Diversity and its Sustainable Management in Chilika Lake’ by way of the Chilika Development Authority was once additionally launched by way of state tourism minister Ashok Panda at the occasion.
The minister additionally gave away the National Chilika Bird Festival award to Mangalajodi Ecotourism Group for his or her active involvement in chook coverage.
This 12 months Chilika gained document choice of birds footfall because of the removing of unlawful gheries from the lake by way of the wooded area division.
The two-day festival, jointly arranged by way of Odisha Tourism and Chilika Development Authority, comprises picture exhibition, seminars and talk over with to Nalbana island inside of Chilika. Around 145 chook watchers from in every single place India attended the development.
State tourism secretary Vishal Dev said the state executive objectives to promote and lift awareness about Chilika being the biggest repository of migratory birds in Asia through the festival.
“Our center of attention is to make Odisha as some of the hotspots for ecotourism. We plan to make this tournament bigger and better in long term,” Dev said.
Mangalajodi, in the last a couple of years, has attracted consideration of birdwatchers and tourists for its unique natural world. Over one million migratory birds belonging to 181 other species have been spotted in the brackish water lake this 12 months, said legit source.
“We are spotting the efforts by way of the locals in retaining Chilika lake and wish to empower them by way of helping them with livelihood in type of sustainable tourism,” state state wooded area secretary Suresh Mohapatra.
A e book titled ‘Fish and Shellfish Diversity and its Sustainable Management in Chilika Lake’ by way of the Chilika Development Authority was once additionally launched by way of state tourism minister Ashok Panda at the occasion.
The minister additionally gave away the National Chilika Bird Festival award to Mangalajodi Ecotourism Group for his or her active involvement in chook coverage.
This 12 months Chilika gained document choice of birds footfall because of the removing of unlawful gheries from the lake by way of the wooded area division.
Odisha: Second National Bird Festival begins at Chilika
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