Odisha Coastal Tourism

As Orissa evolves into Odisha and we become Odia from Oriya, i take this opportunity to write something on it. In my career i have traveled 4 states to do 4 jobs- Andhra Pradesh ( Vishaka Patnam), Karnataka ( bangalore) , Maharashtra ( Pune ) and now Haryana ( Gurgaon). Everyone irrespective of the states recognised Orissa of 2 things, rather 3 things - Jagannath Puri ( in case they had been with their Parents on a religious trip), Poverty of Southern districts of KBK ( Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi) and the supercyclone ( May be Bill Clinton Mentioned about it).

In this blog, i ll mention about four coastal region places which can interest the viewers:

1.) Chandipur on Sea : Usually identified the missile testing center of India. The resort is on the Bay of Bengal and is approximately 16 kilometers from the Balasore Railway Station. The beach is unique in that the water recedes anywhere from 1 kilometer to 4 kilometers during the ebb and returns at the time of high-tide. The beach, due to this uniqueness, supports a lot of bio-diversity.

2.) Gahirmatha is the only marine wildlife sanctuary of Odisha.Olive Ridley sea turtles migrate in huge numbers from the beginning of November, every year, for mating and nesting along the coast of Odisha. Gahirmatha coast has the annual nesting figure between one hundred to five hundred thousand, each year. there has been decline in the population of these turtles in the recent past due to mass mortality

3.) Chilika Lakes: It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the World. Its a Sea lake surrounded by land masses. Apart from the migratory birds which fly from the artics every year, you also the see Jumping Dolphins.

4.) Sun Temple : The Wheel you see in a old twenty rupees note, is not asoka chakra, its the wheels of the sun chariot of Konark. Its a engineering Marvel made in 13 th century. It was initially made within the sea but the shore has receded. The poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote of Konark: "here the language of stone surpasses the language of man."

These are the few of the many. I guess this can be a good starting for you regarding tourism in Odisha.