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| 13 | * [b]Rock city[/b] - Kodala is called rock city it
is around 60 kilometres from Berhampur. | 13 | * [b]Rock city[/b] - Kodala is called rock city it
is around 60 kilometres from Berhampur. |
| 14 | * [b]Chilika lake[/b] is regarded as the Mecca for
birdwatchers. It is about 100 kilometres from
Bhubaneswar. The brackish water being the reason
for its amazing bird diversity, it is the second
largest brackish water lake in [[Asia]]. | 14 | * [b]Chilika lake[/b] is regarded as the Mecca for
birdwatchers. It is about 100 kilometres from
Bhubaneswar. The brackish water being the reason
for its amazing bird diversity, it is the second
largest brackish water lake in [[Asia]]. |
| 15 | * [b]Manglajodi[/b] in Chilika is a fishing
village on the banks of the lake. it would be
better to contact the local conservation group
Wild Orissa, who will suggest a good guide who can
take you around and will help you hire a boat too.
| 15 | * [b]Manglajodi[/b] in Chilika is a fishing
village on the banks of the lake. it would be
better to contact the local conservation group
Wild Orissa, who will suggest a good guide who can
take you around and will help you hire a boat too.
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| | 16 | * [b]Bhitarkanika National Park[/b], a little more
than 150 kilometres north east of Bhubaneswar, is
home to the largest population of Saltwater
Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in all of
[[India]]. The National park is essentially a
network of creeks and canals which are inundated
with waters from rivers Brahmani, Baitarani,
Dhamra and Patasala forming a unique ecosystem.
Bhitarkanika is home to the largest congregation
of the endangered Salt Water Crocodile in India.
Bhitarkanika is India’s second largest mangrove
ecosystem after the Sunderbans. |
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| | 18 | [Photo|]An area of 672 square Kilometer was
designated as Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
through a notification in 1975. The Sanctuary
comprises of mangrove forest with diverse variety
of flora species, and has river channels of
different dimensions meandering through it. Of
this area, around 145 square kilometer was
designated as Bhitarkanika National Park in 1998. |
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| | 20 | Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
was formed to conserve the endangered salt water
crocodiles, also called estuarine crocodiles.
Besides these, the Sanctuary is also rich in
avifauna, mammalian and reptilian population. This
has proved to be a good habitat for cobras, Indian
Python and water and monitor lizards. |
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| | 22 | ===Time to Visit:===[b][/b] |
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| | 24 | [b]Open For Tourists:[/b] 1st August to 30th April
every year |
| | 25 | |
| | 26 | [b]Closed for Tourists:[/b] 1st May to 31st July
every year and for around 10 days in Winters
(usually in the 1st and 2nd week of January. Dates
are, however, not fixed and can change from year
to year) for Crocodile and bird census |
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| | 28 | [b]Best time to visit for birds:[/b] – 1st August
to 20th November |
| | 29 | |
| | 30 | [b]Best time to visit for crocodiles:[/b] – 1st
October to 20th of April |
| 16 | * [b]Bhitarkanika National Park[/b], roughly 120
kilometres north of Bhubaneswar, is home to the
largest population of Saltwater Crocodiles
(Crocodylus porosus) in all of [[India]] and is
home to the largest known living crocodile at 23
feet in length. The park also features a wide
variety of other wildlife, including a rare Albino
Saltwater Crocodile. | | |
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| 19 | ==Sights and Activities== | 33 | ==Sights and Activities== |