Odisha

Jungle Safari Service Opens In Bharatpur Forest On Bhubaneswar Outskirts

Bhubaneswar: Forest and Environment Minister Bijayashree Routray on Thursday inaugurated ‘Jungle Safari’ vehicles at Bharatpur Forest, the south-eastern part of Chandaka-Damapara Wildlife Sanctuary, on the outskirts of the city.

To create awareness on the forest ecosystem, a nature camping programme was organised for students of Sai International School, Chandrasekharpur, on day one.

According to sources, five eight-seater open vehicles have been procured and customised out of CSR funding of MCL and NALCO for the jungle safari.

Two sorties will be made from 6 am to 10 am in the morning and one sortie from 4 pm to 6 pm in the afternoon. The tariff for each vehicle per sortie is Rs. 2,000. Online booking facility through www.ecotourodisha.com will be available for the tourists within a week, the sources added.

The forest abode to the Asiatic elephant, spotted deer, wild pig, honey badger, porcupine, jungle cat, mongoose, civet, hare, python, cobra and variety of avifauna and flora. This patch of forest acts as a carbon sink and green lungs of the city. It also caters to the drinking water need of the city by recharging the hydrological cycle.

 

OB Bureau

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