Deccan plans flight to Orissa’s Bhitarkanika

Kendrapada: Simplifly Deccan Monday announced plans to start special flights to Orissa’s Bhitarkanika, widely known as the world’s largest rookery of Olive Ridley sea turtles. Bhitarkanika, also known for having India’s second largest mangrove forest and many species of migratory birds, is located in the coastal district of Kendrapada, some 170 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.
“We will arrange a special package for tourists to visit Bhitarkanika,” Deccan founder and executive chairman Captain Gopinath told reporters during his visit to the park.
Gopinath landed Saturday in a helicopter at a royal palace at Rajkanika near the park.
Accompanied by Shivendu Narayan Bhanjadeo, the scion of an erstwhile royal family, he visited the water bodies and dense mangrove forests of the park by a boat.
“A flight service will help tourists to see Gahiramatha marine sanctuary, the world’s largest rookery of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, door-less village of Sialia, the royal palace of Rajkanika, Hukitola island and nearby beaches”, Gopinath said.
24/03/08 IANS/Thaindian.com, Thailand

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