The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Odisha, has written to both the Government of Odisha and the Centre asking them to reconsider the proposal of operating sea planes in the Chilka Lake. A.B.Tripathy, State Convener of INTACH said…
Seaplanes to be reality soon : Centre clears water aerodrome proposal, Chilika Lake to be part of first launch
The civil aviation ministry has approved a proposal to set up water aerodromes in the country, and has identified Chilika Lake in Odisha, Sardar Sarovar Dam and Sabarmati River Front in Gujarat in the first phase for the development of…
Odisha government wants to explore offer by Spicejet on possibility of introducing sea plane services in state
The Odisha government has directed the tourism department and Chilika Development Authority (CDA) to cooperate with SpiceJet Limited and Airport Authority of India (AAI) and explore the possibility of introducing sea plane services in state, an official said. The instructions, issued by…
An awesome video Day of a Foodie Visiting Chilika, Don’t miss
AY OF A FOODIE AT CHILIKA | EP#07 | FOODIES ON THE RUN | CHILIKA | CRAB CURRY | PRAWN CHILLY | CHILIKA DHABA | SEAFOOD On this episode of Foodies On The Run, we experience the beauty…
A new Folk and Tribal art Museum gets opened up at Barkul near Chilika
A folk and tribal art museum was opened on Saturday at Barkul near Chilika, 100 km from here, to promote rural art, culture and literature of the state. Tourists visiting Chilika Lake can have a look at the museum and…
Odisha to host a National Bird Festival at Chilika in January-2018 to attract tourists and bird watchers
In an attempt to bring Chilika, the largest brackish water lake of Asia, in the world tourism map Odisha government has planned to host National Bird Festival in January-2018. The festival is expected to attract tourists, bird watchers, wildlife photographers,…
CM Naveen Pattnaik inaugurates recreational Jetty at Satpada Puri with spending of 19 crores to build it
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a multipurpose recreational jetty at Satpada in Puri on Friday. A total of 200 boats can anchor at the jetty at a time and Rs 19 crore was spent in completion of the project. The…
Swosti Chilika Resort opens : Tourists to Chilika have a new destination to relax
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the Swosti Chilika Resort, which aims to provide tourists with an opportunity to soak in the spirit of the destination and its adjoining locations. Owned by the Swosti Group, which has several other properties…
Indian Navy to train Odisha police on coastal security at INS Chilika
The Indian Navy has agreed to impart training to Odisha police on coastal and maritime security from July this year, an official said. Altogether 50 state police personnel would be trained at INS Chilka in two batches starting from July,…
ONGC joins hands with UNESCO to declare Chilika Lake as UNESCO’s world heritage site
A press conference was held by Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, Director – UNESCO for India, Bhutan, Maldives & Sri Lanka and Mr. D. D. Misra, Director (HR), ONGC on the project for conservation of eco-system in and around Chilika Lake area…