Chandaka Nature Trail Begins With 45 Walkers

By OB Bureau
Published: 25 Nov 2018, 12:29 AM IST

Official sources also added that in near future cycle tour/trails will be added in Chandaka and Nandankanan as part of the Bhubaneswar Nature Walk.

Kedar Kumar Swain, DFO, Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, shared that Chandaka was declared as an elephant sanctuary in the year 1982.

With the river Mahanadi on its side, the scene inside the forest with numerous water bodies around makes the surrounding unique.

Chandaka has an impressive collection of 730 species of plants, 39 species of mammals, 252 species of birds, 9 species of amphibians, 39 species of reptiles, 19 species of fishes and 7 species of invertebrates.

The nature trail, inside the serene forests of Chandaka_ often remembered as “the green lungs’’ of the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar_ is an initiative of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) in collaboration with Eco Tour of Forest Department and Playbook Consultancy, will be conducted every Sunday at 6.30 am from Godibari Gate.

45 walkers participated in the forest trails of the Chandaka- Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary on the city outskirts,

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