We earlier wrote about this in http://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/?p=92 and http://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/?p=69. Following is from a news report in New Indian Express.
As part of its major activity on the silver jubilee year, Chandaka Dampara Sancturay authorities have geared up on the eco-tourism front with more community involvement plans.
The sanctuary has seven tourist routes through which the nature lovers can have a glimpse of some of the 600 plant species, conduct floristic studies and watch the animals including elephants and leopards. The tourist routes of 20 and 30 km length are permitted with vehicles and guides so that the visitors can discover the charm of the wild world.
The routes touch places like Godibari, Kumarkhunti, Kheluachua, Mahuriabadi, Pitagadia, Deras, Ambilo, Saurabila, Mantu hilltop, Chandinimundia, Kuasara and Bhimakhal. But plans are on to develop five ‘nature trails’ in the sanctuary involving Deras bamboo hut-Chandinimundia and back, Deras- Gadhari-Jhumka and back, Jumka- Kheluachua-Dantaria foothills and back, Jhumka-Gadhari and Deras along the reservoir and Chulimundia-Bhimakhal-Kuasara and back, says DFO Akshaya Pattanaik. The trekking inside the sanctuary, including eco-walk, cycling and nature education trips for schoolchildren, would be taken up commercially this year. Also the WWF-India will help in getting literature on select species of flora and fauna of the sanctuary which would be supplied to the children free of cost, he added.
Watch towers with two suits each would be arranged at Kumarkhunti and Ambilo for the trekkers who want to stay put in the sanctuary to enjoy nature from close quarters. The watch towers at Kochilaberena, Mantu hilltop and Pitagadia are also being spruced up for the purpose, the DFO said.
All the eco-development activities are being executed with the active support of ‘‘Bhagabatipur- Manee Sahi Eco-Development Committee’’ at Deras. The ecodevelopment committee is also involved in keeping the environment of the sanctuary clean, especially at tourist spots and it would also get a share of the money earned through these eco-development activities so that the members can continue their good work, Pattnaik adds.
Besides, there are three revamped picnic points near Deras forest rest house which can be used for recreation, amusement and relaxation along with the nature education and to ease off stress in the lap of nature.
Following is from a report in Odisha.in.
1st Day – 23.11.2007 (Friday)
Ø Lighting the lamp at the lotus feet of “Sri Sri Jagannath Mahaprabhu” & declare the festival open – 5.30 p.m.Ø Veda Patha – by Students of Veda Karmakanda Vidyalaya,Puri
Ø Sankh Dhwani – Subhashree Sankha Dhwani Kalakendra, Ganjam
Ø Odissi Group Dance by Guru Naba Kishore Mishra & Troupe, Abartta, Bhubaneswar
Ø Chadeiya Folk Dance – Subhashree Sankha Dhwani Kalakendra, Ganjam
Ø Sambalpuri Dance – by Kala Vikas Kendra, Cuttack
Ø Ranappa Folk Dance – Subhashree Sankha Dhwani Kalakendra, Ganjam
Ø Chhow Dance by Mayur Art Centre, BBSR
Ø Tribal Dance by Dist. Council , Boudh
Ø Creative Dance Ballet by – Shri Krishna Cultural Academy, Puri
Ø Inauguration by Shri Muralidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, His Excellency Governor of Orissa
Ø Shri Maheswar Mohanty, Hon’ble Speaker OLA (Chief Guest)
Ø Shri Deviprasad Mishra, Hon’ble Minister – Excise & Tourism (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Debasis Nayak, Hon’ble Minister – I&PR & Sports & Y.S (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Asit Tripathy, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secy. Tourism (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Gourahari Pradhan, Chairman Puri Municipality (Guest of Honour)
Ø Dr. Mrs. Vaijanitmala Bali, Noted Actress (Guest of Honour)
2nd Day – 24.11.2007 (Saturday)
Dignitaries & Guests for the Evening
Ø Odissi Dance Ballet – Kabita Dwibedi & Troupe, New DelhiØ Kathak Dance Ballet – Keya Chand & Troupe, Kolkata
Ø Folk & Creative Dances by Song & Drama Division, Kolkata
Ø Sambalpuri Dance – Sanskrutika, Padmapur, Bargarh
Ø Gotipua Dance by Konark Natya Manda
Ø Danda Dance by Khedu Sahu & Troupe, Athamallik sponsored by Sankarcharya Pradhan, Angul
Ø Creative Dances by Keya Chand & Group, Kolkata
Ø Creative Dance Ballet – Swagatika Sanskrutika Sansad, BBSR
Ø Sports Activities sponsored by Dept. of Sports & Youth Services, Govt. of OrissaØ Country Boat Race among local Nolias(3.30pm), Flag off by Sri Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) & Sri Debashish Nayak, Minister, Sports & I&PR, Govt. of Orissa
Ø Beach Volley ball -(Women) – 4pm & Beach Cricket (Girl) – 3.45pm
Special Attraction Para-Sailing (11.00 am to 5.00 pm).
MEGA NITE:
(Mrs. Hema Malini with Daughters Eesha & Ahana Deol)Ø Shri Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, Hon’ble Member Rajayasabha (Chief Guest)
Ø Shri Prafulla Chandra Ghadei, Hon’ble Minister Finance (Guest of Honour)
Ø Dr. Prasanna Patsani, Hon’ble MP- Loksabha (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Tathagat Satpathy Hon’ble MP Loksabha (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri C R Pradhan, Chairman (NALCO) (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Srimay Kar, Chief of Bureau – Indian Express (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri S C Patnaik, Secy, Sports – 3.30 pm & 6.00 pm (Guest of Honour)
3rd Day – 25.11.2007 (Sunday)
Ø Odissi Dance Ballet & Braja Leela by Kunja Lata & Troupe, Venunad Kalakendra,Brundaban (U.P.)
Ø Bharat Natyam group dance by – Kashmira Samanta & Group, Kolkata
Ø Purulia Chhow, of West Bengal by EZCC, Kolkata,
Ø Siddi Dhamal of Gujrat by WZCC, Udaipur
Ø Bhangra Dance of Punjab by NZCC, Patiala
Ø Folk & Creative Dances by – Song & Drama Division, Kolkata
Ø Contemporary Dances by Kashmira Samanta & Group, Kolkata
Ø Creative Dances by – Ritz & Amit Dance Academy, Angul
Ø Sports Activities sponsored by Dept. of Sports & Youth Services, Govt. of Orissa
Ø Women Beach Kabadi – 4pm. , Banati (Hoola) – 6pm.
Special Attraction Para-Sailing (11.00 am to 5.00 pm).
Ø Shri Chandrasekhar Sahu, Hon’ble Union Minister of State – RD (Chief Guest)Ø Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Hon’ble Minister UD&PE (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Baijant Panda, Hon’ble MP – Rajyasabha (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Gopal Chandra Nanda, IPS, DG Police (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Padmanabha Behera, Hon’ble Minister, Steel & Mines (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Ravi Narayan Nanda, Director, Tourism (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri L N Pattnaik, Chairman Pollution Control Board (Guest of Honour)
Ø Head of ETV – Oriya, (Guest of Honour)
4th Day – 26.11.2007 (Monday)
Dignitaries & Guests for the Evening
Ø Orissa Dance Ballet – by Guru Gajendra Panda & Troupe, Tridhara, Bhubaneswar
Ø “Breath of life” in Odissi Style by Guru Chita Ranjan Acharya & Troupe, Bhubaneswar
Ø Purulia Chhow of West Bengal by EZCC, Kolkata,
Ø Siddi Dhamal of Gujarat by WZCC, Udaipur
Ø Bhangra Dance of Punjab by NZCC, Patiala
Ø Sports Activities sponsored by Dept. of Sports & Youth Services, Govt. of OrissaØ Wrestling – 4pm., Body Building – 6pm.
Special Attraction Para-Sailing (11.00 am to 5.00 pm).
MEGA MUMBAI NITE
Amit Paul & Ankita Mishra – Indian Idol (3)Ø Shri Surya Narayan Patra, Hon’ble Minister, Energy, IT & Culture (Chief Guest)
Ø Shri Manmohan Samal, Hon’ble Minister, Revenue (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, IAS, RDC Central Zone (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Sanjay Pattnaik, Chief Resident Executive, TISCO (Guest of Honour)
Ø Director – Door Darshan, Orissa (Guest of Honour)
CLOSING CEREMONY
5th Day – 27.11.2007 (Tuesday) Dignitaries & Guests for the EveningØ Odissi Dance Ballet “Sarad Rasa” by – Leena Mohanty & Group, Banshi Bilasha , Bhubaneswar
Ø Purulia Chhow, West Bengal by EZCC, Kolkata,
Ø Siddi Dhamal of Gujarat by WZCC, Udaipur
Ø Bhangra Dance of Punjab by NZCC, Patiala
Ø Nritya Vahar – A Dhiman Sankar Ballet Presentation, Kolkata
Ø Creative Dances – by Habiba Dance Group, BBSR, Direction by Sarat Malia
Ø Sports Activities sponsored by Dept. of Sports & Youth Services, Govt. of Orissa
Ø Mal Khamb – 5pm., Rugby (KIITS – 4pm.
Special Attraction Para-Sailing (11.00 am to 5.00 pm).
Ø Shri Maheswar Mohanty, Hon’ble Speaker OLA (Chief Guest)
Ø Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, Hon’ble Minister RD, Law, Industries (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Ajit Tripathy, IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Orissa
Ø Shri Rashmi Ranjan Pattnaik, Collector, Puri (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Asit Panigrahi, SP, Puri (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri S R Upadhya, Chairman-cum-MD, MCL (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Indrajeet Mohanty, Hon’ble Justice-Orissa High Court (Guest of Honour)
Ø Smt. Jagi Mangat Panda, MD- Ortel Communication (Guest of Honour)
Ø Shri Sanak Mishra, Chief of Mittal Steel India Chaptger, New Delhi (Guest of Honour)
N. B.
|| Exhibition timing from 11.00 am to 10.00 pm ||
|| Cultural Programmes daily starts at 6.00 pm ||
|| Sports items as per timing mentioned each day ||
Following is an excerpt from a report in newkerala.com on this.
Indian Navy was planning to develop an air enclave at Bhubaneswar for its aircraft, Commodore MVS Kumar, Naval Officer in Charge of Orissa said here today.
The Commanding Officer of INS Chilika, while briefing the press on the Navy Week by INS Chilika, said the Navy had already approached the state government for five acre of land for the purpose and the Chief Minister had responded very positively.
In addition, a plan was also mooted to develop 20 acre of land lying at Paradeep to provide logistic support to naval ships, he said.
The Commanding Officer of INS Chilika said a week long sailing workshop-cum-Chilika Lake Mouth Sailing Expedition would be organised for youths from November 11 to 18 to promote adventure sports in the state.
The state department for Youth Affairs and Sports had selected 100 youths from all over the state to participate in the workshop.
Following is an excerpt from a report in New Indian Express.
Adventure sports have hit the youths of Orissa big time. As many as 24 dare devils embarked on a week-long river rafting expedition to Paradip along the mighty Mahanadi from the picturesque Baliput (Satkosia) on Tuesday.
The expedition, the third in a series, was flagged off by Tourism Minister Debi Prasad Mishra.
The expedition would test the boys’ stamina and unflagging determination to sail down the river negotiating rough waters to the port town, covering about 270 km. All that they would have for company are the four rafts. Some of the towns they would pass through are Singhnath, Gopinathpur, Subarnapur, Cuttack, Tirtol and Kujang.
… The Minister said, the State Government would keep patronising such adventure sports in future.
The expedition is being orgnised by the State Sports and Youth Affairs Department. Its director Narayan Prasad Das was present on the occasion.
Following is an excerpt from a report in Pragativadi on this.
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 5 crore for the development of Nrusinghanath and Harishankar temples, the two famous tourist and pilgrimage destinations of Orissa.
According to official sources, Rs 2.32 crore and Rs 2.62 crore have been sanctioned for Nrusinghanath and Harishankar temples respectively.
Besides, Rs 1.28 crore has been sanctioned for the 64-Yogini Pitha of Ranipur-Jharial. The Central funds will be used for beautifying the pilgrimage spots, making arrangements for bathing at the local fountain, construction of a rest house for the tourists and setting up new markets, the sources added.
Following is an excerpt on this from a report in newkerala.com.
A joint team of experts from the United Nation’s World Tourism Organisation and the Union government will prepare a report on the long term integrated sustainable development of coastal tourism in Orissa and West Bengal.
Orissa Minister for Tourism, Debi Mishra said this after he chaired a preliminary meeting convened here today for this purpose.
… Mr. Mishra said though around 20 per cent of the total coastline of the country lies in Orissa and West Bengal and has a high potential for development of beach tourism but it had not developed like Kerala and Goa.
The team would prepared a vision 2022 draft plan, a long term plan for the development of coastal tourism which would give a boost to the tourism and economy.
The team would visit the coastal areas from Digha to Gopalpur from the middle of November to Middle of December and would submit a report on January 30 after assessing the potential of Talsheri, Chandipur, Dhamra, Paradeep, Hukitola, Konark, Astaranga, Gopalpur, and Chilika for development, he said.
Following is an excerpt from a report in Statesman.
The state forest department has embarked on a project to renovate a unique Victorian-structured marvel as a part of its eco-tourism package in the internationally acclaimed Bhitarkanika Ramsar wetland site.
The 141-year-old sprawling Hukitola building, which carries the proof of excellent British architectural skill with rainwater harvesting system, has finally drawn the attention of the government agencies after it was neglected for years.
“The gigantic structure on the Mahanadi deltaic region has been taken up for maintenance by the department. We are going to have a forest watch tower there. To promote tourism, we will have boats to carry people from the Paradip port town. The place nestled in the deltaic-shaped elevated landscape is blessed with rich mangrove forests. Its proximity to the shore would make way for tourism,” said the divisional forest Officer, Rajnagar Mangrove Forest Division, Mr Ajay Kumar Jena.
The department would start its operation within a week. Keeping in view this fact that Paradip is fast emerging as a bustling industrial hub, tourism would receive the much-needed boost.
“The tranquil environment in and around Hukitola are strikingly similar to that of the Bhitarkanika wetland. Thus a voyage to Hukitola would be a visual treat for the tourists. The British structure will be an added attraction,” Mr Jena said.
While ravages of time has threatened its existence, its conservation is necessary. “It’s a priceless treasure. We had taken up the proposal for its maintenance with the Union finance commission grants earmarked for maintenance of ancient monuments,” Mr Jena said.
The building has a total plinth area of more than 7,000 square feet.
Following is extracted from a Kalinga Times report.
Following are excerpts from the PIB http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=31918.
During the current financial year the Ministry has sanctioned so far Rs.323.00 crore for various projects throughout the country. This is an all time record and will facilitate timely execution of projects during the working season.
Some of the important infrastructure projects which have been sanctioned in the current financial year are:
A. Heritage Destinations/Circuits
…
III. The project of Development of Mahanadi Central Heritage (Rs.3.94 crore) has been sanctioned. In this project Jetties, River Bank, Nature Trail, picnic area, etc. will be developed at various places along the river to enhance the experience of visitors to these destinations.
…
C. Rural Tourism
[Note: Its not clear if the “Mahanadi Central Heritage” project covers parts of Orissa or not.]
The Ministry has launched the redesigned website www.exploreruralindia.org which is very visitor friendly. 36 sites are being developed in collaboration with UNDP for Rural Tourism in various States. 15 sites have been completed and these places are ready for marketing from 31st October, 2007. These projects will facilitate revival of art & craft, encouragement to local skills and pride in diversity.
The list of 36 is given at http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2006/aug06/r2006082235.pdf. It has two locations from Orissa: Pipli and Raghurapur. The above document also has a larger list of 77 locations which has 6 locations from Orissa. Those six are: Raghurajpur, Pipli, Khiching, Barpali, Hirapur and Padmanavpur.
E. Eco tourism
II. The project of development of Satkosia in Orissa (Rs. 4.25 crore) has been sanctioned in which Interpretation Centre, Landscaping, Elephant camps, Trekking park, Watch Towers and parking facilities, etc. are proposed to be developed.
Following is an excerpt from a Pioneer report.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to open a hotel at the river mouth at Chilika Lake. The corporation has identified a patch of 500 acres required to set up the resort to which the State Government has agreed, according to official sources. Earlier local hospitality groups like Mayfair, Holiday Resort and Marrion had procured land to set up hotels, near the proposed project site of IRCTC. The river mouth of Chilika Lake is situated in Babhukundeswar in Puri district. Notably, Chilika is spread over a area of 11,000 sq km in Puri, Khurda and Ganjam district and is India’s largest lake , which attracts huge number of tourists and also birds.
Following is an excerpt from a New Indian Express report on this.
Hotel Hindustan International Group announced its arrival in the city with HHI Bhubaneswar having 104 luxury rooms in four different categories, a spa, banquet, dedicated swimming pool and a lawn over a sprawling 11,000 sq ft.
The star hotel which promises to provide quality services is looking to tap the ever-growing business class travellers from across India and abroad. For a start, each room will have plasma TVs, Wi-Fi connectivity and toilets with four compartments besides other amenities.
The hotel, at Kharvela Nagar where once another such property stood, has seen an investment of Rs 50 crore and boasts of a total makeover.
It has a dedicated “kebab centre” called “Kebaabs Unlimited”, a 24-hour multi-cuisine restaurant “Flavours”, “The Lounge Bar” besides business centre facility. Underground, a party floor, will soon add to the charm. HHI Bhubaneswar is the group’s third unit …
Jaiswal said that the group was planning a beach resort at Puri and is in talks with the Orissa Government for this.
The first Panatloon store in Orissa opens in Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar. It is next to Trupti petrol pum and its address is
Suruchi Commercial Complex, Plot No. 29 & 35, A/B, Janpath, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneshwar – 751 018
Following is an excerpt from a report in Statesman on this.
Pantaloons Retail (India) Limited (PRIL) today inaugurated its first Pantaloons outlet in the capital city. Spread over 58,000 square feet area, the store adds a new dimension to life style retailing and houses a range of Pantaloons brands like John Miller, Lombard, Urbana, RIG and UMM.
… The store will have all of its popular sections like sportswear, ladies cosmetics, perfumes, accessories, handbags and toys.
Some more details from a New Indian Express report.
Multiple shop-in-shop outlets as “eZone” electronics section, “Depot” section for books, music, gifts and stationery, “Planet Sports” for sportswear, “Blue Sky” for watches and sun glasses, “Wellnes?”, “aLL” for plus size people and the “Food Bazaar”. …
Head of operations (East) Sandeep Marwah said the store would primarily cater to the middle and upper middle class segments while its sister unit “Big Bazaar” has been branded as a common man’s mall. There would not be any clash of interests among the two retail stores of one company as both have different consumer targets and showcase entirely different product ranges, he observed.
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