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The Odisha government will ban fishing for seven months from November around the sites where the endangered olive ridley turtles congregate for mass nesting.

Odisha s incredible wildlife wealth needs to be preserved for the future so that our children become true inheritors of this state s natural heritage

The Odisha government has decided to impose a ban for fishing, within 20 km from specified coastal areas, from November 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022 for protecting the nests of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, an official said on Tuesday.A ...

The Coast Guard helps enforce laws to protect turtles as they arrive to nest in Odisha

Olive Ridley mass nesting likely on Odishas Gahirmatha Beach within fortnight Updated: Updated: Gahirmatha is acclaimed as the worlds largest nesting ground of the reptiles. Share Article Gahirmatha is acclaimed as the worlds largest nesting ground of the reptiles. Despite the erosion of Gahirmatha Beach in Odishas Kendrapara district, wildlife officials are optimistic about the convergence of lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles on the nesting ground for mass nesting any time within a fortnight. Notw...

Pulwama terror attack martyrs village in Odisha rues unkept promises Sikhar sarpanch Akshya Jena said, the administration had promised to name the village road and local school after Sahu. But it is yet to be fulfilled. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service JAGATSINGHPUR: Two years after CRPF Havildar Prasanna Kumar Sahu was killed in Pulwama terror attack, many promises made to the martyr’s kin are yet to be fulfilled. On Sunday, villagers of Pari Sikhar in district’s...

Coastal highway length will be 382km with changing alignment: Gadkari © Provided by The Times of India BHUBANESWAR: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday told Rajya Sabha that the Gopalpur-Digha coastal highway will be 382 km instead of the earlier proposed 430-km. He has agreed that alignment of the coastal highway is modified. Replying to Rajya Sabha member Sujeet Kumar, the Union minister said, “As per requirement of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) o...

BHUBANESWAR: A recent report of the Centre showed that the route of coastal highway under the Bharatmala project is changed. Originally, it was between Gopalpur in Ganjam district and Digha in West Bengal (around 450km), but now the highway will start from Tangi in Khurda district and end at Digha, shortened by 80 km from the original plan. Sources said an expert appraisal committee (EAC) formed by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change and the ministry of road transport ...

ZSI starts tagging olive ridleys to track migration path Updated: Updated: Rushikulya beach is one of the largest mass nesting sites for sea turtles Share Article AAA Mass hatching Olive Ridley Turtles began at the Rushikulya Rookery in Ganjam district, Odisha.   | Photo Credit: Lingraj Panda Rushikulya beach is one of the largest mass nesting sites for sea turtles The Zoological Survey of India has started tagging endangered olive ridleys to track their migration path in the off-shore water...